Apple Pay: Tube users face penalty if battery dies mid-journey

TfL says Tube customers who use Apple Pay but do not touch out could be charged £8.80 for a single trip

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Tube travellers paying for journeys with Apple Pay, the iPhone-based payment system that launched in the UK this week, will face hefty penalty fares if their phone battery dies before they complete their journey .

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