Barclays' sponsorship of Boris Bikes to end

[zimzum42]

True. Though I was thinking some extra step for registration might help keep the real muppets off the bikes, don't want everyone being able to use them! lol

 

[srw]

That's a good call, why didn't they?

The first obvious reason would be that your typical PAYG Oyster card only has £10 on it and isn't linked to a person, let alone a specific card. The charge for stealing a bike is somewhere around £300, so it would be an invitation to thieves.

The second, less obvious, reason, is that there's a medium-term plan to phase out Oyster in favour of "swipe" debit cards. It's about to be trialled, and will be launched next year.

 

[mr_cellophane]

Rather they have nothing to do with that lying swindler at all to be honest...or even that incumbent fat buffoon either...

I have a new line for London's cycle hire scheme.

Incumbent's recumbents ?