I don't agree. My experience is that it is charged at £0.00 if (and only if) it is done at a time which links to another journey on that card as an Out of Station Interchange (OSI) at either Southwark or Waterloo East (or both).Yes, but in all cases, it will cost you more than just walking to Waterloo.
For all you ever wanted to know about Oyster, see MikeWh's excellent site at oyster-rail.org.uk.12:38 Bus journey, route 56 £1.30 Balance £17.20
12:49 Bus journey, route 100 £1.30 Balance £15.90
12:57 - 12:59 Southwark to Southwark £0.00 Balance £15.90 [Note 1]
13:00 - 13:28 Waterloo East [National Rail] to East Croydon [National Rail] £2.60 Balance £13.30
13:50 - 14:23 East Croydon [National Rail] to London Bridge [National Rail] £2.60 Balance £10.70
14:53 Bus journey, route 17 £0.20 Balance £10.50 [Note 2]
17:45 Bus journey, route 17 £0.00 Balance £10.50 [Note 2]
Note 1 - You have not been charged for this journey as it is viewed as a continuation of your previous journey
Note 2 - The fare for this journey was capped as you reached the daily charging limit for the zones used
I don't agree. My experience is that it is charged at £0.00 if (and only if) it is done at a time which links to another journey on that card as an Out of Station Interchange (OSI) at either Southwark or Waterloo East (or both).
I recently did this and my journey history for that day is:
For all you ever wanted to know about Oyster, see MikeWh's excellent site at oyster-rail.org.uk.
Thank you for contacting us about being charged at Waterloo East station, even though you passed along the platform without travelling.
Passengers can indeed be legitimately charged if they touch in and out of the same station without travelling, as platforms are a compulsory ticket area. The charge is equivalent to the minimum fare possible from the station and works like a platform ticket. It also counts towards the daily price cap hence, on this occasion, why you were only charged 40p.
Further information about platform tickets is available in the Transport for London (TfL) Conditions of Carriage (Section 7.2.3 on p23), available on our website at: www.tfl.gov.uk/termsandconditions/899.aspx.
You can avoid a charge if you hold a season ticket on your Oyster card, which is valid for the zone you are in. It can also be refunded if you had intended to travel but were unable to do so eg: severe delays or cancellations, either through the relevant passenger charter or by contacting us within 28 days of the affected journey.
If you need any further assistance, please contact us again.
I received the following after complaining about being charged for walking from Southwark through Waterloo East to Waterloo:
Thanks for clearing that up. Did you further use Oyster out of Waterloo, or was it then a paper ticket?
WAE doesn't have a CTA, however!
I did get charged £2 upon leaving Waterloo East having entered via Southwark - its interesting that you need a valid ticket to enter via WE via Southwark, but not from Waterloo mainline. Anyhow, that £2 was (I believe), used towards to the cost of my Northern line journey from Waterloo mainline.