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Contactless and revenue checks
Robin wrote:
d wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 03:58:29 -0800 (PST) Offramp wrote: The RID, the new Revenue Inspection Device, checks only that the contactless card has been used to enter the system. It says PASSED or FAILED and gives a But how does it know? Does it have a 3G or wifi link to head office? This information certainly won't be stored on the bank card. AIUI there's an overnight reconciliation. The revenue inspector records the card. Back office checks overnight that that card was used to tap in. If not then they take a maximum Oyster fare from the card. Sorry - just noticed that Offramp referred to a *new* RID. What I said dates from 2014 so is probably so out of date - and wrong. -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid |
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