Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions apply to the use of the Transport for London Visitor Shop (“the Shop”) at http://visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk/. The Shop is run by VisitBritain
This website is operated by VisitBritain on behalf of Transport for London (TfL)
Travel cards and tickets sold from the Shop are sold by VisitBritain, which is a statutory corporation incorporated under the Development of Tourism Act 1969 as the British Tourist Authority.
Enquiries by email: Contact us
Main VisitBritain website: http://www.visitbritain.com
All contracts for the purchase of travel cards and tickets shall be between the purchaser and VisitBritain, not TfL. Accordingly, any enquiries, notices or support requests about purchases from the Shop should be directed to VisitBritain, not TfL.
In these Terms and Conditions “we” and “us” refers to VisitBritain.
Please read through these Terms and Conditions and if you do not agree with them do not use this website. If you do access the website and/or place an order, by doing so you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions as set out below.
How to order
To purchase from the Shop you must be aged 18 or over.
All orders for tickets from the Shop must be placed using the shopping basket facility provided on the website. When you submit your order, you are offering to purchase tickets at the prices indicated on this website.
To make your order you will be directed to a secure website operated by our provider of on-line payment facilities where you can enter your payment information. Please do not e-mail your card details to us as we can only take payment via the website.
Once you have entered your payment information and your payment has been confirmed, you will then be directed to a final confirmation screen displaying the details relating to your order.
We will acknowledge receipt and acceptance of your order by email. The contract between us is not formed until we confirm that we have accepted your order.
If you discover you have made a mistake with your order please contact us immediately.
It is the customer’s responsibility to provide full and complete address information when ordering. If an order is subsequently delivered to the wrong address due to inaccurate delivery information, we are unable to accept liability.
Method of payment
The prices indicated in the Shop do not include taxes (including VAT in the UK or applicable sales tax in other countries) which may be payable in respect of the tickets unless otherwise stated. Payment is due in the currency shown on the website during the ordering process.
You can pay for tickets from the Shop using the payment methods specified on the website. We are unable to accept payment by any other method, including cards that are not specified on the website and cheques, cash, or postal orders.
We can only process your order if you enter the card holder’s name as it is shown on the card being used for payment and the postcode that appears on the card statement. It is your responsibility to ensure that the payment details you enter on the website are correct and complete. Neither VisitBritain nor TfL is responsible for supplying tickets if the details you submit when making your order are incorrect or incomplete.
No payment will be deemed to have been made until we have cleared funds and we will not accept your order or dispatch the tickets until we receive payment in full.
Postage
We aim to dispatch your order within 1-2 working days of receiving it, but we cannot give an exact delivery date. We will arrange for delivery of the tickets by the means specified on the website during the ordering process. Please refer to the delivery details on the website for further information and our delivery charges, which depend upon which country you are in.
If you have not received the tickets and/or cards you ordered within the period shown on the website during the ordering process, please let us know as soon as possible before your scheduled departure date to London.
Please note that should your tickets and/or cards be delivered after your scheduled departure date, please return these to us at the address specified on the website once you have returned home and we will refund any money paid by you.
The tickets will be delivered to the address of the holder of the credit or debit card used to make the purchase, or a different address if specified by you when placing your order. If you order more than one ticket in a single order then they may be dispatched separately and arrive with you at different times.
Pricing and availability of tickets
The prices on this website are checked regularly to ensure they are accurate and up-to-date. However, if we find they have changed when we receive your order we will contact you and ask if you wish to proceed.
We do our best to ensure that all tickets shown on our website are available to order. If however any ticket you order is out of stock or unavailable we will endeavour to contact you to arrange a refund or alternative delivery date. In addition, if the tickets that you have ordered are no longer available, we may offer you substituted tickets of a similar nature. Again, in this case, we will contact you and ask if you wish to proceed.
We cannot currently accept orders from and/or deliver to certain countries. The website will not permit you to place an order if you are in, or specify a delivery address in, one of those countries.
Other conditions applicable to Visitor Oyster cards and Travelcards
All tickets are sold subject to TfL’s Conditions of carriage.
All Visitor Oyster cards and Travelcards are sold subject to TfL’s Terms and Conditions.
Returns policy and your right to cancel
Returns Policy
You should inspect the tickets when you receive them for defects or damage. If you find a defect or damage you must tell us as soon as possible and we will arrange for their return, at no cost to you. If the tickets are found to be damaged prior to delivery to you, or defective, we will replace them or if replacement is not possible (for example if there is insufficient time before your visit to London) refund the price paid by you.
Visitor Oyster cards
Refunds for unused Visitor Oyster cards
You may change your mind regarding the purchase of your order. Any unused cards can be returned to us withing 3 months of placing your order for a refund, less the shipping cost charged when originally purchased.
VisitBritain accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage to returned goods in transit and will not be able to refund in this instance. For this reason we recommend that you use a recorded delivery service when returning physical goods.
Please note that we cannot refund any costs of shipping for returned items.
Please return unused Oystercards to the following address:
UK customers: Freepost RTKX-XCYZ-UZAC, Stanley Street, Blackburn BB1 3BW
Overseas customers: VisitBritain, PO Box 108, Blackburn BB1, United Kingdom
Refund for the remaining balance on Oyster cards
If you want a refund for the remaining balance (not the activation cost) of your Oyster Card, please note that VisitBritain cannot provide it.
There are three ways for you to obtain a refund of the remaining balance on a Visitor Oyster card:
1. Balance refunds at Tube station ticket machines
You can get up to £10 refunded from your Visitor Oyster card at Tube station ticket machines. Touch your card on the yellow card reader on the ticket machine, select ‘Oyster refund’ and follow the on-screen instructions (available in different languages). You’ll be shown the amount of the refund due, which will be paid back in cash dispensed from the ticket machine. Your Visitor Oyster Card will be cancelled. This means that you won’t be able to use it for future travel. You can still use the card to take advantage of the special offers and discounts available with the card.
2. Balance refunds at Visitor Centres
You can take your Visitor Oyster card to all London Visitor Centres except Gatwick, to get a refund on any remaining credit. This will be paid in cash or refunded to your debit/credit card. Your Visitor Oyster Card will be returned to you but cancelled. This means that you won’t be able to use it for future travel. You can still use the card to take advantage of the special offers and discounts available with the card.
3. Balance refunds by post
To get a refund by post, you can send your Visitor Oyster card with a letter explaining why you’re returning it to:
TfL Customer Services, 14 Pier Walk, 4th Floor,
London
SE10 0ES -
United Kingdom
If you provide a phone number or email address, TfL will contact you to arrange a bank transfer, otherwise, your credit will be refunded by cheque in GBP. Your card will not be returned to you.
Travelcards
Tickets are date-specific and once purchased cannot be re-sold. For this reason please ensure your order is correct before you confirm payment. We are unfortunately unable to modify or exchange Travelcards. Orders for unused Travelcards can be cancelled and returned to us for a refund within 3 months of placing your order, minus shipping costs charged on purchase and an administration fee of 15% of the Travelcard retail price.
Privacy Policy
To access our Privacy Policy, please click on the link below
Cookies Policy
To access our Cookies Policy, please click on the link below.
Our liability to you
These terms and conditions do not exclude our/TfL’s liability (if any) to you for:
- Personal injury or death resulting from our negligence;
- Fraud;
- Any matter which it would be illegal for us to exclude or to attempt to exclude our liability.
We will make every effort to perform our obligations under these terms and conditions but we/TfL cannot be held responsible to you for any failure or delay, or for the consequences of any failure or delay, in the performance of our obligations due to any event beyond our reasonable control.
We are only liable to you for losses that you suffer as a result of a breach of these terms and conditions by us. We/TfL are not responsible to you for any losses which you may incur which were not a foreseeable consequence of us breaching these terms and conditions - for example, if you and we could not have contemplated those losses before or when we enter into a contract.
Our/TfL’s liability to you shall not in any circumstances include any business losses that you may incur, including but not limited to lost profits or business interruption.
The information we/TfL make available on this website is given for general information and interest purposes only. Whilst we try to ensure that the information we make available on the website is accurate and up to date, we/TfL cannot be responsible for any inaccuracies in this information.
While we try to ensure that this website is functioning correctly this may not always be achievable. We/TfL do not guarantee that this website will be available all the time or at any specific time. We/TfL do not guarantee that this website will be compatible with all or any hardware and software which you may use.
We take steps to ensure that this website is free from computer viruses or any other malicious or impairing computer program, however, we/TfL cannot guarantee this due to the nature of the Internet. You are advised to use an appropriate firewall and anti-virus software.
Linking to this website
This website may contain links to other websites over which TfL has no control. Such links are supplied solely for the convenience of users. TfL is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them or the organisation or persons providing them in any way. TfL does not guarantee that these links will work all of the time and has no control over the availability of the linked pages. It is your responsibility to check the terms and conditions and privacy policy on any other website which you visit.
If you make a contract with another person who is named or referred to on this website, this is entirely at your sole risk and it is your responsibility to ensure that you are comfortable with the terms of that contract and to take legal advice if necessary.
You must not create links to this website without our prior written permission.
Copyright & intellectual property
We/TfL have made this website available to you for your personal non-commercial use. We/TfL do not give you permission to do anything with this website except to browse its contents, order tickets, and use any other facilities we/TfL expressly offer to you.
This website and all the materials contained in it are protected by intellectual property rights, including copyright, and either belong to us/TfL or are licensed to us/TfL to use. Materials include, but are not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, graphics, and documents on this website, as well as other content such as articles and other text.
You must not copy, redistribute, republish or otherwise make the materials on this website available to anyone else without TfL’s written consent, except for your own personal non-commercial use.
You may print or download materials made available on this website for your own personal non-commercial use provided that:
- No materials are modified in any way;
- No graphics are used separately from accompanying text;
- Our/TfL’s copyright and trademark notices appear in all copies and you acknowledge this website as the source of the material;
- You obtain any necessary permissions before printing or downloading any materials made available on this website by a third party (for example, advertisers).
Please note, any unauthorised use of TfL’s copyright and trademarks is an infringement of TfL’s intellectual property rights and may lead to legal action and other remedies, for example under the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988.
Overseas orders
When ordering goods from this website for delivery overseas you may be subject to import requirements, duties and taxes. Any import charges must be borne by you - we have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary from country to country, so you should contact your local customs office for further information on any relevant charges. You are responsible for complying with all laws and regulations of the country in which you are importing the goods. Please be aware that cross-border deliveries are subject to opening and inspection by customs authorities and delivery times can be affected due to packages being inspected by customs.
Other information of which you need to be aware
Nothing on this website is intended to be an offer to enter into a contractual relationship with you or anyone else, except for these terms and conditions and our Privacy Policy (above).
We/TfL may modify this website at any time, for instance, to comply with changes in the law or to add new features. We/TfL will try as far as possible to ensure that any modifications do not reduce the quality of the Shop.
We/TfL reserve the right to withdraw, suspend or discontinue any functionality or feature on this website at any time.
We/TfL advise you to keep a copy of these terms and conditions and your order details for your future reference.
Any notices we send to you will be sent to the most recent e-mail address or postal address provided to us by you.
Neither you, us or TfL intend that these terms and conditions will be enforceable by any other person by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
These terms and conditions and all communications between you, us, or TfL will be conducted in the English language.
Jurisdiction
The laws of England and Wales apply to these terms and conditions.
If any disputes arise between you, us, and/or TfL in relation to this website or your order(s) and you want to take court proceedings, you must do so in the courts of England and Wales.
