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Bolwerk[_2_] · January 9th 12, 03:44 AM posted to nyc.transit,uk.transport.london

On 12/28/2011 12:00 PM, wrote:
On Dec 27, 5:09 pm, wrote:
On 12/27/2011 1:00 PM, wrote:

On Dec 27, 12:38 pm,
wrote:

I don't know about NYC, but in Phila, initially the driver
could punch a refund slip if a passenger overpaid. The slip
could be cashed in at the local bus garages. Obviously
punching up a slip took time and passengers arguing with the
driver over change took time.

Could they not have also used it as partial fare payment?

No, they could only be redeemed.

At some point after the cutover, the fare refund slips were
discontinued. Apparently people accepted exact fare by that
point and were used to it. Also, SEPTA resumed selling
token-packets at a discount; and started selling passcards, so
for regular riders, exact fare wasn't an issue.

SEPTA, unlike NYC, accepts dollar bills on its buses. I don't
know why NYC's fareboxes aren't set up to handle that.

Because it's time consuming and a pain in the ass. Dropping change
in is easy and you can use dollar coins - though I suppose the
downside to dollar coins is about the only place I can readily find
them is in transit vending machines.

There, and ummmm...any bank in the country.

True, but I don't really ever see a need to go to the bank, and if I do
I prefer to use the ATM and skip the line.