Oyster card

Visitors to London who plan to take one of the capital's red buses will need to use an Oyster smartcard or contactless credit or debit card from this summer, as cash fares are being abolished.

Update: 18 February 2014: We tried to contact HotCrazyDeal on numerous occasions in January, but received no response. It eventually sent us a statement on Monday 17 February, which we have added below.

Visitors to London who plan to take one of the capital's red buses may soon have to use one of the city's Oyster smartcards, or a contactless credit or debit card, as using cash could soon be phased out.

London bus passengers with both an Oyster card and a contactless credit or debit card should check their wallets to ensure the wrong plastic isn't charged, which could result in commuters paying extra.

You can save on London train costs by using an electronic Oyster pay-as-you-go (PAYG) card rather than paying by cash or card.

Hundreds of thousands of London travelcard holders could be entitled to compensation following last week's tube strike.