sorry to bump this but i had the exact same problem. had the ticket for a day and i put it in the paddington barrier (leaving pad) it then spat the ticket out and the barrier changed to 'X' (it was green and entry was allowed when i inserted the ticket)

everytime now i put the ticket in any barrier i get seek assistance which is doing my head in and i cant bothered to cue up for ages to get my ticket replaced.. i guess i'm going to have to as having to show it to someone everytime is annoying.

just to add it seemed to do this.. it kinda seemed to 'have a think' and hold my ticket for a couple of seconds before spitting it back out, that is when the barrier changed to 'X'.




_{Edit note: Post amended fo fix quote. Chris.}

Unfortuantly this would add an extra hour a day to my commute.  (Compared to Paddington)

Shame, as its so much cheaper..

I read your post wrong, I read it as 'leave date' not 'leave dates' 

Yes I do know my leave dates so I will do my best to tie these in with my purchase(s). Foward planning is the key!

I didn't know you could do that!

Its from Crowthorne to London, including underground. I will be working in Zone 2 in West London. I would have liked to go the London Waterloo way, but unfortunatly it takes 20 minutes longer to get to the station compared to 10ish minutes from Paddington. So unless anyone has some bright ideas I'll have to stump up for the more expensive ticket.

Ollie/eightf48544 - Unfortunatly I don't know my leave dates its going to be between 3 months and possibly a year! A pain.

Thanks for the quick reply.

It would be a Gold Card by the looks of things yes.

Bare with me here, I read what you wrote several times and are you saying that unless you're using the annual ticket for 10 months or more there is no point in getting one? Does anyone how much this annual fee is?

Paul - Interesting... thanks.

Hello,

I will be starting a new commute very shortly.. and want to find the cheapest way to do it!

I noticed for a whole year and is alot cheaper than buying monthly but I dont know if I will be there for a year as my contract isn't that long! Can I get a refund on the remainder if it is not? Is there a limit for how long you have to use it?

Thanks