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[email protected] · September 16th 14, 09:41 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

On 16/09/2014 12:37, d wrote:

On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 08:27:52 +0100
Roland Perry wrote:
Starts today, and featured on BBC TV local news.

I'd be interested to know how much all this cost when there are somewhat
more pressing issues to sort out on the tube.

What idiots use contactless debut cards anyway with all the inherent
security risks? There's a reason for PINs. As soon as my bank sent me
one of these damn things I disabled it straight away by cutting through
the antenna which also has the added bonus that I can have it in my
wallet with my oyster and not have to worry at the gate.

It won't happen overnight, but I'm in little doubt that contactless
payments for public transport in London will prove to be a great
success (and will drive the adoption and usage of contactless to an
extent).

They will be a big improvement for tube and bus travellers from outside
London who won't have to buy Oyster cards to use on their visits if they
don't was to be ripped off paying cash fares.

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Colin Rosenstiel