Personally I am really pleased that I can use my Oyster PAYG on trains across South London and do not have to queue up for a paper ticket for each journey (although it might be cheaper to do so, to get the gold card discount).

My annual season ticket to London Bridge/Waterloo/Charing Cross/Victoria is paper, which means I can get a cheaper ticket rather than having to buy an annual travelcard. I can put up with the incovenience of a paper ticket to save ?300 per year, but for those who can't - you can buy an annual travelcard.

My wife will benefit much more than me as she will no longer have to pay more than the daily travelcard limit on travel on trains as well as buses. Until today she had to pay the cost of the train on top of any bus fares she paid during the day.

It is possible to get a PAYG auto-top-up, so that whenever your balance goes below a certain amount your Oyster is topped up. This means that you never need to buy another ticket at the station!

Overall the Oyster revolution is a step in the right direction and I am pleased that PAYG is now accepted from Forest Hill.

The big question will be in May: What will be the cost of travel from FH to Westminster via Canada Water? Will it be a single tube journey or the cost of National Rail (to zone 2 or 1) and then an additional underground fare from zone 2 or 1 to Westminster. It may seem like a silly question, but apparently a decision has not yet been made!