I've recently started travelling between Farringdon and Turnpike Lane at around 5pm - 5:30pm on weekday evenings by taking the Thameslink to Finsbury Park and then changing onto the Piccadilly line. I'm using Oyster PAYG. At the top of the stairs to the underground at Finsbury Park there's an Oyster validator with a number of signs of varying degrees of officialness telling Oyster PAYG users they have to use it. I've been complying, but I've noticed by checking my journey history that when I do so, it shows as a touch out, not a touch in as the signs say, I assume because I've already touched in at the gateline at Farringdon. The gates at Turnpike Lane let me out fine and I seem to end up paying the correct £3.60 fare, but I'm worried that the next time there's a line of ticket inspectors inside the gateline at Turnpike Lane, they're going to think I haven't got a valid touch in and I'll be in all sorts of trouble.
Should I carry on obeying the signs, or ignore the validator? It is a slight pain to have to get my Oyster out when all I'm doing is changing trains, and I do seem to be getting in people's way to get to the validator, so I'd rather ignore it if possible.
Should I carry on obeying the signs, or ignore the validator? It is a slight pain to have to get my Oyster out when all I'm doing is changing trains, and I do seem to be getting in people's way to get to the validator, so I'd rather ignore it if possible.