Request ID: FOI-0018-2425 Date published: 22 April 2024
You asked
Hi
Can you please provide a list of Oyster Retailers in the UB postcode area? Can you please also confirm the requirements for being an Oyster Retailer and what should be the minimum distance between 2 Oyster Retail Shops?
Thank you
We answered
Our ref: FOI-0018-2425/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 2 April 2024 asking for information about Oyster retailer requirements.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
Locations of Oyster ticket stops (technically called Retail Agents) can be found via the TfL website via the following link:
Once a location or postcode is selected, the individual addresses can be shown by clicking on each symbol. New agents are appointed most weeks and some close, so this is a dynamic link.
Anyone wishing to be a Retail Agent has to meet requirements which include minimum opening hours, passing credit checks and the provision of a suitable phone line. There is no set minimum or maximum distance between Retail Agents, consideration is given to how many Agents are required for an area and station ticket machines available.
If you are interested in becoming an Oyster Retail Agent, please email: [email protected]
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
