"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 13:32:14 on Fri,
11 Mar 2011, Graham Harrison
remarked:
You'd only get two typical Travelcards (in one transaction). But I don't
think anyone is suggesting that TfL are upgrading their ticket machines
to take Paywave - they've had three years to do that and no sign of it.

I would not be totally sure about that. Visa have said they want the
Olympics to be "cashless" and seem to be pushing the adoption of Paywave
with the connivance of the ODA. They haven't got far yet but I suspect
you'll see some activity in the near future. There is an article in this
weeks Computing
http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/opini...hless-olympics
not that it mentions TfL at all.

Every Olympic ticket comes bundled with a travelcard, apparently, so
there's no buying of fares required at all.

Except perhaps from taxis, but can the Olympic Committee force them all to
only take Visa, and only Paywave? I doubt it.
--
Roland Perry

Visa is the official card of the Olympics and the only card accepted for
purchase of tickets for a start. As I understand they will also be the
only card accepted inside the Olympic sites. So while they can't force
anyone outside the Olympics to use Paywave they will be building a head of
steam.

Anyway, I'm not saying it WILL happen just that things may be more advanced
than you seem to think.