On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:45:55 +0100, Jason wrote:

You get to pay the driver a shiny one pound coin,
as happened to me at least six times this past weekend.

You should carry a booklet of 'Saver Six' tickets for this reason!

It's a bit off that if the technology isn't working full fare is charged,
IMO. A better policy would be to wave people through[1] with unreadable
cards or dodgy machines. This is what the Milton Keynes drivers tend to
do (though admittedly they are only passes, not pre-pay).

[1] Only on buses, mind, as a Tube station would have the facility to
resolve the problem.

Neil
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