Smethwickian
Member
I have looked into buying an Oyster Card but I'm only in London about four or five times a year so was wondering if its worth it.
Absolutely! I don't live or work in London and my only excuse for visiting about half a dozen times a year is purely for pleasure - days and weekends out, exhibitions, getting some distance out of £10-anywhere Chiltern tickets, etc. Having used Oyster since soon after they came out, I couldn't imagine being without it now for the convenience alone, never mind cheaper prices. With auto top-up you never have to think about arriving in London on a spur-of-the-moment trip and faffing around to get a ticket or battling through the hordes of bewildered tourists that seem to clog up Tube ticket queues no matter what time you arrive in the capital!
Trust us, you'll soon forget you ever paid a deposit and will realise that it's simply not worth the bother to keep handing the card back and getting a new one each time.