Any problems with ditching Oystercard now?

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Now that I can use a contactless credit card for travel in London it seems I might as well take my Oystercard back and reclaim the deposit on it. But before I do so I thought I might ask on here if anyone has had any problems with using a credit card on tfl. If my credit card doesn't work then I have to pay the cash fare which is a lot more, so I have to be confident in my credit card. So how's the credit card system working?

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• I've had no problems using my contactless (debit) card on TfL, don't use it every day but at least a couple of days a week. I'm keeping my Oyster until the remaining credit has gone, though I will hang onto it since I didn't have to pay a deposit when I got it many moons ago.
  Perhaps if you only have one contactless card, it may be worth keeping Oyster as a backup, but if you have more than one it would be fine to return it IMO.
• I find Oyster a bit better than using a credit card.
  It reacts quicker at the gate and you only get one account entry per top-up, rather than everyday.
• I'm an infrequent user(maybe 4 times per month). Contactless (debit card not credit card) has worked without problem.
• What happens if the contactless credit card requires a PIN? As you cannot enter a PIN on a bus or Underground, how do you get around this?
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