Name: The London Tube: Don'ts of the London Underground
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Hey there fellow travelers, Mark here with Walters World and we're back in London and today we're going to talk about are the don'ts of using the London Underground.

You know, the tube, the subway, the metro.

And the first don't I have for you is don't skip out on using the Tube.

It will make your time here in London so much more efficient, so much quicker to get around, so much easier and so much more of a typical visit of just being in London because the tube is a part of being in London.

And probably the most famous saying you'll hear from the Tube is mind the gap.

And when they say mind the gap that means don't forget to look before you leap, before you go into the, the train or when you're getting out of the train.

Cuz sometimes there can be quite the gap between the train and the platform and you can get hurt like really bad.

So that's like a little, little safety thing here.

But I, I think before we actually get into the don'ts when you're on the train, we need to talk about some of the don'ts before you actually get into the plane platforms.

Don't think you have to have a travel card or an Oyster card to take the Tube here.

You can actually, if you have one of those credit cards you use tap, you can just tap to go in.

If you have a phone that you can pay with your phone like Google Pay, boom, you can just tap and go right in.

So don't think you have to use that little kiosk machine to get a travel card or get up an Oyster card or whatever.

Because I know some people, just the, the thought of that kiosk thing scares them.

It keeps them from doing public transportation.

All right, so with that I have to tell you is don't forget to tap in with your card or with your travel card or your Oyster card or your phone when you go into the tube.

But also don't forget to tap when you come out because you need the card, you need the travel card or you need your credit card that you paid with to get in.

You've got to tap that to open the barriers again.

Now if you're a family and you're coming here, one thing I got to tell you, you can only get one person on that credit card tapping in so if there's multiple people, you need a credit card for everybody or then you have to get the travel cards to.

But also if you have the travel cards, too, don't lose those.

You need those to get out of the barriers as well.

Now, when you're coming up to the barriers to go into the tube, my next stone for you is don't wait to get out your credit card or your travel card or your Oyster card, because people just run into you.

You're not going to make a lender more mad that you get up to the Bay Area and then pull your purse up or your bag up to go look for your card.

No, no, stand to the side, get it out and then go to the barriers and go in.

And when you go in and you're going to take the escalators, my next don't for you is don't stand on the left.

The left is for the people that are hurry.

That are walking down or a lot of times running down the escalators to get to their trains.

You stand on the right, you have your luggage, you stand on the right.

But I think that's another thing to mention.

Don't bring your luggage on the tube here because there's not a lot of space on there.

Like my cousin who I'm here with, he's, you know, 6:1, something like that.

we're joking, thinking about how much fun it's going to see him whacking his head on so many things, the tube, because you're not space, okay?

So if you're going to be needing to take in the tube to the airports or something like that, you want to take it in the middle of the day when there's not a lot of people on there, because you don't want to take the tube during rush hour because it is so packed, especially if you have luggage.

Also, don't think it's the same price for the tube all the time, because if you travel at peak times, that is rush hour, the ticket costs more.

They're going to charge you more for that.

Now, my cousin just reminded me, he's like, mark, don't forget to tell them about the zones.

And you have to realize the pay structure is different depending on the zones you're going to be traveling then from what zone one to zone six.

And I'm going to tell you if you're going to Be coming here.

Don't stay out in Zone 6, it's too far out.

Pay the money and stay close to zones one and two.

That's going to be more helpful as a traveler than going out to those farther ones.

Also, the farther you go out of the zones, the more it costs you to come in.

And the thing is, when you're coming in on the tube, another thing I think is important, when you're coming down the escalator and you're getting to the platforms, you'll notice these like these big archways that you kind of get onto the platform for.

They have their big group of tourists and they just stop right at that entry arch.

What you have to realize there's a whole platform there.

It's a little annoying for people that are trying to get on the trains.

Also when you're on the train, there are some don'ts there.

Look, you don't need that much space, pal.

Also don't think the seat next to you is for your luggage.

If you have your luggage or you have a bag, you're going to put it in front of you, okay?

And my people that wear backpacks, don't wear your backpack when you're in the tube.

One, just because you don't whack people.

But also that's when pickpockets are there.

Because I got to tell you this, don't be unaware when you're on the tube because there are pickpockets, especially at some of the busier stations, busier stops or peak time when it's really packed, you don't notice that person like accidentally putting their hand in your wallet to take your phone or in your purse to get your wallet or whatever.

Now one of the things that really makes the local sad here is whenever there's replacement bus services.

And I got to tell you this, don't forget to look for closures for certain lines.

Cuz sometimes lines are closed, sometimes they're doing maintenance, sometimes there's an issue.

But what's cool is they actually announce those things.

There's like a board when you go in that will tell you where the issues are.

So you know if you're going to be on the Victoria Line if there's an incident, or a Northern Line if there's an incident, whatever they tell you.

Also, if you're looking for an app that's going to help you, don't forget to download City Mapper, okay?

Because on there it has the Tube trains too.

So if there is delay, it's already set up.