Apply for an over 60 Oyster Card

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You can apply online, which is great because you don’t have to put on real trousers. Head to the TfL website, find the Over 60 Oyster Card application page, and prepare to upload a photo. Tip: Don’t use your passport photo from 1995. That hair is long gone, and the system will reject it. Take a fresh selfie with decent lighting, one where you look like you just won a small raffle, not like you’re about to file your taxes.

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You’ll also need to prove you live in London. This means digging out a recent council tax bill or a utility statement. If you’re anything like me, you’ll spend twenty minutes rummaging through a drawer full of takeaway menus and dead batteries before finding it. Don’t panic. It’s a rite of passage. Once you upload the documents, you wait. It usually takes about two weeks.

The Waiting Game: What to Do in the Meantime

Expect to check your postbox with the obsessive zeal of a man waiting for a love letter. Every day, you’ll think, “Maybe today is the day!” Spoiler: it won’t be. The postman will deliver bills, junk mail, and a random catalogue for gardening tools. Then, one random Tuesday, a plain white envelope will appear. Inside: your new card, looking crisp and official. Do a little dance. Yes, in your kitchen. It’s allowed.

I once had a friend who convinced himself the card was lost and applied for a replacement. Two arrived on the same day. Now he has a spare, which he keeps in a secret compartment in his wallet like a spy. You don’t need a spare. But the feeling of having one is immensely satisfying.

Oyster card applications for over 60s opened by Transport for London