"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:41:36 +0000, "
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On 30/12/2011 13:27, Paul Corfield wrote:

If we had a proper national bus smartcard which all operators accepted
then I'd happily have one of those in my pocket and I'd use it.

That's coming.

Is it? Is there a proper plan

NO, it's just happening by stealth

and timescale to give full National
(i.e. England, Scotland, Wales and NI) smartcard issuing and
acceptance? Care to give a link or URL for the policy or project?

I thought First were not adopting ITSO and were, instead, adopting EMV
bank card acceptance on their subsidiaries?

All (English) bus operators are (soon to be) required to accept the new
electronic national "oldie" pass which I suspect is ITSO. It seems unlikely
that a bus operator would install anything else for their own system.

So whilst there's no plan to roll out a national payment card, there is a
plan for all buses to be able to accept a national payment card.

tim