Travel around London for FREE all-day with this simple life-hack

MasterCard is teaming up with Apple to offer customers free travel across the Tube and London buses

IF YOU are heading into the capital today, here is how to use TFL public transport with spending a penny.

 

They say there's no such thing as a free lunch.

But MasterCard is offering Apple customers the chance to travel around London completely free for the next few weeks.

Dubbed Fare Free Mondays, the deal lets any MasterCard cardholders using Apple Pay whizz around the capital city for four consecutive Mondays without spending a penny.

Customers only need to touch-in and touch-out on London's transport network using a MasterCard with Apple Pay and the US financial firm will refund your travel fares.

 

The deal starts today – Monday 23 November – and will run for four consecutive Mondays.

You can travel on Tube, buses, tram, DLR, London Overground and most National Rail services in London for all four fare free Mondays, with Mastercard offering refunds of up to £27.90.

Customers can pay using Apple Pay on an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus or Apple Watch.

 

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President of MasterCard UK and Ireland, Mark Barnett said: "The move by TfL last year to accept contactless cards and devices on London Underground has been a phenomenal catalyst to the growth in contactless payments across the UK.

"Now that Apple Pay has arrived we want to encourage travellers on London’s transport network to try it out and give them another convenient option to pay for their travel. 

"What better way to do this, than to offer MasterCard customers using Apple Pay the chance to travel for free over the next four consecutive Mondays."

Apple launched its Apple Pay service earlier this year allowing iPhone and Apple Watch owners to pay at the till without the need for a wallet.

HOW APPLE PAY WORKS ON LONDON PUBLIC TRANSPORT



Apple rolled out its contactless payment solution to the UK after its success in the United States



iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus (running iOS 9 or later)

• Before you board a bus or tram or as you approach a ticket gate, double-click the Home button of your iPhone, if it is locked. This will bring up your default card in Apple Pay.

• Authorise the transaction by placing your finger on Touch ID until you see 'Hold near Reader to pay' on the display.

• Touch the top of your iPhone on the yellow card reader within one minute of completing step 2 above.

• You will see 'Done' on the display, feel a brief vibration and hear a beep, letting you know that payment has been sent. A green light will also be displayed on the card reader.

 

MasterCard is offering to refund your travel fares every Monday for the next four weeks

 

Apple Watch

• Before you board a bus or tram or as you approach a ticket gate, double-click the side button of your Apple Watch. This will bring up your default card in Apple Pay.

• If you've added more than one card and would like to use a different card to pay, swipe the screen to select the card you'd like to use.

• Hold the display of your Apple Watch an inch from the yellow card reader within one minute of completing step 2 above.

• A gentle vibration and beep will let you know that your payment information has been sent. A green light will also be displayed on the card reader.