Freedom of Information request - Limited Edition Oyster Cards - Summary of how many and dates issued
Request ID: FOI-0105-2223 Date published: 12 May 2022
You asked
Dear Transport for London,
Over the years there have been several "Limited Edition Oyster Cards" issued.
If possible could I please have details of how many of each individual card were issued and the dates they were issued from (1st day of sale) and the last date (if known) that they were sold.
The specific cards I'm interested in are below:-
Tutankhamun O2
TFL 150
Year of The Bus
William and Kate Wedding 2011
2012 Limited Edition (Buckingham Palace) Queens Diamond Jubilee
Olympic Specials:-
Olympic Games - Pink
Olympic Volunteer - Green
Paralympic Games - Blue
Paralympic Games Volunteer - Red
2012 Ceremonies Volunteer - Purple
Adidas Oyster 1 of 500 Purple
Adidas Oyster 1 of 500 Yellow
Adidas Oyster 1 of 500 Pink
Adidas Arsenal
So just to clarify - if you could please tell me how many of each of the above Limited Edition Oyster Cards have been issued and the dates they were released/ceased.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-0105-2223/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12 April 2022 asking for information about Limited Edition Oyster Cards.
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 some of the information you require.
Our standard retention period for most information is seven years, and therefore we no longer hold detailed information regarding these Limited Edition Oyster Cards. We have, however, been able to locate some information regarding the number of cards and the dates released, as shown below. The dates shown are when the cards were released. There is no last date sold as we do not track this information - although they have a different design, they are just like any other blue card. They last as long as the stock lasts and then stock is replaced with normal blue stock as they run low. Some places will get through them quickly, others will take longer.
Tutankhamun O2 - No information held, but Google says the exhibition was Nov 2007- August 2008 so would be around this time. TFL 150 - 1m - December 2012 Year of The Bus - 1.2m - March 2014 William and Kate Wedding 2011 - No information held Queen’s Diamond Jubilee - 250,000 - May 2012 2012 Limited Edition (Buckingham Palace) Queens Diamond Jubilee - 1.5m - June 2012
Olympic Specials:- No information held Olympic Games - Pink Olympic Volunteer - Green Paralympic Games - Blue Paralympic Games Volunteer - Red 2012 Ceremonies Volunteer - Purple
Adidas Oyster 1 of 500 Purple - 500 Adidas Oyster 1 of 500 Yellow - 500 Adidas Oyster 1 of 500 Pink - 500 - one batch was issued in October and then the two others in November Adidas Arsenal - 1000 - January 2022
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Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
