I seldom use buses in London, but this morning I needed to and thought it was a great excuse to try my new bus stop app. Got to the stop and the app said 2 minutes for the bus. Bus arrived on time and I tried to pay the £2.40 minium fair in cash with a £10 note. The bus driver looked at this tenner and said “what’s that, you can’t use that” and told me to get off the bus and get change.

Armed with a cup of tea and three pound coins, I checked the app for the next bus, 7 minutes. When the bus arrived I put on the tray the three pound coins for my £2.40 fair. The bus driver said “you have to be joking, we don’t carry change.”  Keep the change was my reply.

Now where did I put my oyster?