I suggest you find out what the balance is when you arrive at Gatwick, and only add the minimum necessary to cover the fare to East Croydon. Order your Oyster card travelcard, check Oyster card prices or top up Oyster Pre Pay. Puede solicitar un reembolso de un saldo máximo de £10 de las máquinas expendedoras táctiles de las estaciones de metro. Thats the main sign. There is a fee of £3. But as you are here for 4 days then you would be ok. 7 day journey & payment history Oyster cards. Create an account Find out more about contactless. When you are at the tube station go to a ticket machine with the Oyster symbol (big yellow disc). A Travelcard on Oyster is only valid if you have a non-negative PAYG balance, but I would have thought that incurring a "debt" (not really as you've paid a deposit on the card for this reason) during the journey would be OK. If you only have pay-as-you-go credit on your Oyster card and get a refund, you won't be able to use your Oyster card again. More about Oyster. If you only have pay-as-you-go credit on your Oyster card and get a refund, you won't be able to use your Oyster card again. Create an account Find out more about contactless. How to claim a refund, or replace your Oyster card or season ticket. It will show your balance. Minimum credit for one journey from East Croydon to Victoria rail station is £5.10 peak (06:30-09:30 M-F) and £3.30 at all other times. Refunds & replacements; Oyster; Car ... Contactless and Oyster Contactless. I'd be interested to hear from other oyster users who've gone through a barrier with a minus credit on their card and how often they've had this happen. I've known plenty of people who go through barriers and get a minus credit (which they have to pay to be allowed back on the trains/tube) and no one thinks twice about it. As a result, HSBC has kept our refund (over $50), and given us no place to contact them about the snafu. What contactless is and how to use it. At a Tube station ticket machine, you can get a refund of up to £10 pay as you go credit and your deposit. Minimum credit for one journey from East Croydon to Victoria rail station is £5.10 peak (06:30-09:30 M-F) and £3.30 at all other times. 2. After numerous inquiries back at Transport for London and even the Mayor of London's office, no one cared enough to reply with an answer. Photocards Oyster help. There are a couple of ways you can check your Oyster card balance. Refunds, replacements and balance transfers. More about Oyster. Make sure you no longer need it before you get a refund. 7 day journey & payment history Oyster cards. Pase su tarjeta Visitor Oyster Card por el lector de tarjetas amarillo y selecciona la opción 'Oyster refund' (Reembolso Oyster) y Sigue las instrucciones en la pantalla. If the remaining balance exceeds £10 you should go to a ticket office. Refunding unused credit on a Visitor Oyster card . I tried searching the forum & some sites for my queries, though some of them are partially answered, I still have some doubts. Opal cards are made to last for years, so before you request a refund consider keeping and reusing your card later, on your next visit or whether there's someone you can pass your card on to. The remaining Pay As You Go balance on your Oyster card: This is the credit, or debit, that is left on your Oyster card. We pay out the deposit on your Oyster card minus a £1 fee. Order your Oyster card travelcard, check Oyster card prices or top up Oyster Pre Pay. Press next customer , then hold your Oyster card against the big yellow disc. Is there a rule that limits the ability to obtain cash refunds when the Oyster card has been purchased with a credit card or topped up with a credit card as compared to cash? But want to know whether the refund is done only if we surrender Oyster card or can only Minimum credit for one journey from East Croydon to Victoria rail station is £5.10 peak (06:30-09:30 M-F) and £3.30 at all other times. If there is any balance present in Oyster, I'm aware that we can get a refund. So for example, if you buy an oyster card and top it up with £10, you will have to pay £15 (£5 deposit + £10 top up balance). If you find yourself with left over credit on your London Oyster Card (the card you use to use London's public transport) here's how you can get the money back. To return your oyster card, you just need to tap the yellow reader with your oyster card and choose refund or return oyster card. But as you are here for 4 days then you would be ok. Also, if you get an Oyster when you arrive to London, you can get your £5 card deposit back using this method.