Swiping technique

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Poll #14131 Swipey swipey

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How do you swipe your Oyster/metro/RFID card?

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A quick tap directly over the reader
10 (45.5%)

Slap, hold and twist as you pass through the barrier
8 (36.4%)

Waft without making contact
1 (4.5%)

Other
3 (13.6%)

Other?

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I used to be a Wafter. However, when I started checking my Oyster balance online regularly, I discovered that the barriers would frequently open for me but fail to register one endpoint of my journey. After the umpteenth time of having to file for a refund from being hit with the maximum daily charge, I decided to change. So now I'm in the Slap-and-Hold camp.

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I've had too many incidents of whomping into the gates and then not being able to get through at all without a TfL staff member helping...