Brits heading to the airport are being run into very confusing rules, with some taking more than £100 with them.
Although many are not located in London, five airports are named after the capital: London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London City, London Luton and London Stansted.
Holidaymakers heading to London Gatwick or London Heathrow can enter and exit using contactless or Oyster cards.
However, this is not the case for London Stansted, according to new research carried out by transportation According to the watchdog Travel Watch, more than 16,000 people have been identified as victims.
Passengers traveling to London Stansted often travel from available London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale.
but Traveler You may not realize that it is not possible to tap in when entering the airport and may have to pay for your ticket instead.
The average cost is around £20, but if you are caught without a ticket you will have to pay a £100 fine on top of the ticket price.
A one-day ticket costs £21.40 at any given time, so passengers who make a mistake will have to pay £121.40.
Chief executive Michael Roberts told local media: “It is clear that passengers continue to be unfairly penalized for not knowing that contactless payments are no longer accepted at London Stansted Airport. It’s wrong,” he said.
“With ‘London’ in the name, people would very reasonably assume that they would be able to tap out using a contactless card. Especially at the beginning of a trip, people would very reasonably assume that they would be able to tap out using a contactless card and tap in. Yes, if you were allowed to do so.”
Greater Anglia, which operates the rail route to London Stansted, said there was “no date set” for the introduction of contactless options.
They added: “Greater Anglia is rolling out a number of key actions including additional signage, additional staff, additional announcements and additional information at London Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale, and at Stansted Airport. “We highlighted the fact that Oyster is not effective,” he added. Contactless options are not available at this time. ”
They said they were “also working hard to expand contactless ticketing to Stansted Airport”, but this would require additional funding from the Department for Transport.
A spokesperson for Councilor Kemi Badenoch said local councilors were “inquiring” about the introduction of contactless card readers.
This isn’t the only mistake you might find at the airport.
Vacationers who drive to the airport are often fined because the rules are confusing.
A mother has said she was fined £80 after getting lost while trying to park at Heathrow Airport.
Charlotte Balfe, 28, accidentally ended up in the drop-off zone instead of on a long-term stay.
she said: “I had no idea where I was going, each sign said 20 different things and all the taxis were pushing me.
“I was fined £80 with a photo of my car for accidentally going up the ramp instead of going down it, driving right back, entering the drop-off zone, and not paying the toll. It was done.”
Another person was fined £150 after failing to pay a £5 drop-off fee at the airport.
In Europe, one passenger was charged £107 after being told his luggage did not meet requirements.