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04:33:09 on Tue, 24 Oct 2017, Paul Corfield remarked: If HEX had wanted smartcards it would have introduced them by now as it's a simple self contained operation. I expect it is far keener to get TfL's contactless card system installed off the back of Oyster acceptance. Being able to use bank cards will likely appeal to a large proportion of their regular users. I wonder how many foreign-issued bank cards will work with the contactless system? No ticket purchase and no queues will appeal to business travellers. As a much travelled businessman (in general terms) I can assure you that the lack of a paper receipt/ticket to attach to my expenses claim is a huge disadvantage. -- Roland Perry |
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On 24.10.2017 4:59 PM, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 04:33:09 on Tue, 24 Oct 2017, Paul Corfield remarked: If HEX had wanted smartcards it would have introduced them by now as it's a simple self contained operation. I expect it is far keener to get TfL's contactless card system installed off the back of Oyster acceptance. Being able to use bank cards will likely appeal to a large proportion of their regular users. I wonder how many foreign-issued bank cards will work with the contactless system? If anything the UK is backward compared to the rest of the world on contactless acceptance, and since the technology is standardised by EMV (https://www.emvco.com/emv-technologies/contactless/) worldwide, the answer is going to be "as close to 100% as makes no odds." Much as large parts of the world jumped straight into mobile internet without a fixed line step in the middle, much of the world doesn't need to support ancient ICL tills and went straight to always-connected card terminals which easily support things like contactless. Here in the East we use contactless with no transaction limit even on debit cards with zero floor limit (easy and safe because all authentication is online all the time.) And my Eastern European zero-floor Romanian Lei denominated card has been accepted anywhere I tried it, from Thailand to Taiwan and everywhere in between, and from Ukraine to UK and everywhere in between (and quite a few not) as well - including, yes, on the tube. (And indeed, relevantly, on the Gatwick Express.) No ticket purchase and no queues will appeal to business travellers. As a much travelled businessman (in general terms) I can assure you that the lack of a paper receipt/ticket to attach to my expenses claim is a huge disadvantage. Other systems solve this problem easily, as you've been told before. NS's system for Chipkaart produces a very nice online expenses claim receipt (which is specifically valid for Dutch tax purposes in the case of nominal/registered cards,) which is far more convenient than toting around bits of paper - the same can be done for contractless cards. I see no reason why a printout from the TfL website would be unacceptable for exes purposes (or indeed for companies not in the dark ages, a screenshot or web clip or PDF - I can't remember the last time I actually needed to submit a physical piece of paper...) |
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On 24.10.2017 7:07 PM, Clank wrote:
On 24.10.2017 4:59 PM, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 04:33:09 on Tue, 24 Oct 2017, Paul Corfield remarked: If HEX had wanted smartcards it would have introduced them by now as it's a simple self contained operation. I expect it is far keener to get TfL's contactless card system installed off the back of Oyster acceptance. Being able to use bank cards will likely appeal to a large proportion of their regular users. I wonder how many foreign-issued bank cards will work with the contactless system? If anything the UK is backward compared to the rest of the world on contactless acceptance, and since the technology is standardised by EMV (https://www.emvco.com/emv-technologies/contactless/) worldwide, the answer is going to be "as close to 100% as makes no odds." Much as large parts of the world jumped straight into mobile internet without a fixed line step in the middle, much of the world doesn't need to support ancient ICL tills and went straight to always-connected card terminals which easily support things like contactless. Here in the East we use contactless with no transaction limit even on debit cards with zero floor limit (easy and safe because all authentication is online all the time.) And my Eastern European zero-floor Romanian Lei denominated card has been accepted anywhere I tried it, from Thailand to Taiwan and everywhere in between, and from Ukraine to UK and everywhere in between (and quite a few not) as well - including, yes, on the tube. (And indeed, relevantly, on the Gatwick Express.) No ticket purchase and no queues will appeal to business travellers. As a much travelled businessman (in general terms) I can assure you that the lack of a paper receipt/ticket to attach to my expenses claim is a huge disadvantage. Other systems solve this problem easily, as you've been told before. NS's system for Chipkaart produces a very nice online expenses claim receipt (which is specifically valid for Dutch tax purposes in the case of nominal/registered cards,) which is far more convenient than toting around bits of paper - the same can be done for contractless Contactless even. Goddamn, doesn't matter how many times I proofread there's always something I only spot *after* pressing Send... |
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In message , at 16:07:00 on Tue, 24 Oct
2017, Clank remarked: If HEX had wanted smartcards it would have introduced them by now as it's a simple self contained operation. I expect it is far keener to get TfL's contactless card system installed off the back of Oyster acceptance. Being able to use bank cards will likely appeal to a large proportion of their regular users. I wonder how many foreign-issued bank cards will work with the contactless system? If anything the UK is backward compared to the rest of the world on contactless acceptance, I was more concerned about contactless issuing, and the risks of accepting foreign cards whose creditworthiness status can't be determined in real time. No ticket purchase and no queues will appeal to business travellers. As a much travelled businessman (in general terms) I can assure you that the lack of a paper receipt/ticket to attach to my expenses claim is a huge disadvantage. Other systems solve this problem easily, as you've been told before. NS's system for Chipkaart produces a very nice online expenses claim receipt (which is specifically valid for Dutch tax purposes in the case of nominal/registered cards,) which is far more convenient than toting around bits of paper - the same can be done for contractless cards. No doubt I'd have to set up accounts [remember to, and have time to] for every balkanised transport operator I used on a trip. I see no reason why a printout from the TfL website would be unacceptable for exes purposes That's one of the Balkanised systems one would need to register with. -- Roland Perry |
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On 24.10.2017 11:03 PM, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 16:07:00 on Tue, 24 Oct 2017, Clank remarked: If HEX had wanted smartcards it would have introduced them by now as it's a simple self contained operation. I expect it is far keener to get TfL's contactless card system installed off the back of Oyster acceptance. Being able to use bank cards will likely appeal to a large proportion of their regular users. I wonder how many foreign-issued bank cards will work with the contactless system? If anything the UK is backward compared to the rest of the world on contactless acceptance, I was more concerned about contactless issuing, and the risks of accepting foreign cards whose creditworthiness status can't be determined in real time. No ticket purchase and no queues will appeal to business travellers. As a much travelled businessman (in general terms) I can assure you that the lack of a paper receipt/ticket to attach to my expenses claim is a huge disadvantage. Other systems solve this problem easily, as you've been told before. NS's system for Chipkaart produces a very nice online expenses claim receipt (which is specifically valid for Dutch tax purposes in the case of nominal/registered cards,) which is far more convenient than toting around bits of paper - the same can be done for contractless cards. No doubt I'd have to set up accounts [remember to, and have time to] for every balkanised transport operator I used on a trip. I see no reason why a printout from the TfL website would be unacceptable for exes purposes That's one of the Balkanised systems one would need to register with. You really use that word far too often, and completely inappropriately*. To the best of my knowledge there has never been a UN World Transit Operator that was once responsible for all the planet's metro systems but has sadly fragmented into warring factions. Please find another word to describe "it's inexplicable to me that the trams in Istanbul are not run by the same company as the buses in Belgrade". (Personally I find it not remotely frustrating - possibly partly because I'm not so tight I try to put every 50 euro cent bus journey on expenses - and indeed collecting transit cards from around the world is something of a guilty pleasure of mine. Favourite for imperious imagery is Troika... I do have a soft spot for my recently acquired JoJo though, mainly for the irrepressible urge to say "Mojo-jojoooooooo" whenever using it. I'll be rather sad when they're all replaced by EMV contactless.) * There *is* an appropriate use in this context, and it's the situation here in Bucharest where we used to have a single smartcard (ActivCard) for all transport, but after a row over the surface transport operator (RATB) not paying its bills to the underground operator (Metrorex) the latter started refusing to accept the former's tickets. Rumours of a resumption of relations are always in the air but never seem to come to fruition. Meanwhile the world has moved on and Metrorex now accepts EMV contactless at all stations so it'll be somewhat moot by the time they do. |
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In message , at 06:13:44 on Wed, 25 Oct
2017, Clank remarked: On 24.10.2017 11:03 PM, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:07:00 on Tue, 24 Oct 2017, Clank remarked: If HEX had wanted smartcards it would have introduced them by now as it's a simple self contained operation. I expect it is far keener to get TfL's contactless card system installed off the back of Oyster acceptance. Being able to use bank cards will likely appeal to a large proportion of their regular users. I wonder how many foreign-issued bank cards will work with the contactless system? If anything the UK is backward compared to the rest of the world on contactless acceptance, I was more concerned about contactless issuing, and the risks of accepting foreign cards whose creditworthiness status can't be determined in real time. No ticket purchase and no queues will appeal to business travellers. As a much travelled businessman (in general terms) I can assure you that the lack of a paper receipt/ticket to attach to my expenses claim is a huge disadvantage. Other systems solve this problem easily, as you've been told before. NS's system for Chipkaart produces a very nice online expenses claim receipt (which is specifically valid for Dutch tax purposes in the case of nominal/registered cards,) which is far more convenient than toting around bits of paper - the same can be done for contractless cards. No doubt I'd have to set up accounts [remember to, and have time to] for every balkanised transport operator I used on a trip. I see no reason why a printout from the TfL website would be unacceptable for exes purposes That's one of the Balkanised systems one would need to register with. You really use that word far too often, and completely inappropriately*. To the best of my knowledge there has never been a UN World Transit Operator that was once responsible for all the planet's metro systems but has sadly fragmented into warring factions. It's the payment methods which are Balkanised - currently in London (if you ignore outboundary Travelcards bought with C&P) a war between cash, Contactless Bank Cards, Oyster, and ITSO[1]. Even without the latter two, I have several Contactless Bank Cards, and even TfL is minded to remind us to use the same one when touching out as touching in. And then, when I'm trying to tot up the expenditure, I've have to remember which card statements to rummage through for the data. [1] Where I would need two different ones depending of whether I travelled Via Liverpool St or Kings Cross. (Personally I find it not remotely frustrating - possibly partly because I'm not so tight I try to put every 50 euro cent bus journey on expenses Nor do I. Once I had a policy of ignoring all travel costs to clients in London, but that was when I lived inside the M25, and my daily rate in that industry was far higher than my current one in a different industry. Nowadays, the fare from where I live near Cambridge to a client in London can easily be £50 in the peak. - and indeed collecting transit cards from around the world is something of a guilty pleasure of mine. I just collect UK ones at the moment. Currently have 12 in my wallet, if you include the Senior Railcard. -- Roland Perry |
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"Clank" wrote in message news On 24.10.2017 11:03 PM, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:07:00 on Tue, 24 Oct 2017, Clank remarked: If HEX had wanted smartcards it would have introduced them by now as it's a simple self contained operation. I expect it is far keener to get TfL's contactless card system installed off the back of Oyster acceptance. Being able to use bank cards will likely appeal to a large proportion of their regular users. I wonder how many foreign-issued bank cards will work with the contactless system? If anything the UK is backward compared to the rest of the world on contactless acceptance, I was more concerned about contactless issuing, and the risks of accepting foreign cards whose creditworthiness status can't be determined in real time. No ticket purchase and no queues will appeal to business travellers. As a much travelled businessman (in general terms) I can assure you that the lack of a paper receipt/ticket to attach to my expenses claim is a huge disadvantage. Other systems solve this problem easily, as you've been told before. NS's system for Chipkaart produces a very nice online expenses claim receipt (which is specifically valid for Dutch tax purposes in the case of nominal/registered cards,) which is far more convenient than toting around bits of paper - the same can be done for contractless cards. No doubt I'd have to set up accounts [remember to, and have time to] for every balkanised transport operator I used on a trip. I see no reason why a printout from the TfL website would be unacceptable for exes purposes That's one of the Balkanised systems one would need to register with. You really use that word far too often, and completely inappropriately*. To the best of my knowledge there has never been a UN World Transit Operator that was once responsible for all the planet's metro systems but has sadly fragmented into warring factions. I don't think the complaint was used internationally, but nationally there is no obvious reason why a Stagecoach smart card shouldn't work in every area Stagecoach have a presence., but they don't FTAOD The complaint isn't that having bought a Cambridge Area Pass you cannot use it on the bus in Sussex It's that having acquired the Cambridge smart card, you cannot load onto it a Sussex area pass. tim |
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On 25.10.2017 2:43 PM, tim... wrote:
"Clank" wrote in message news On 24.10.2017 11:03 PM, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:07:00 on Tue, 24 Oct 2017, Clank remarked: If HEX had wanted smartcards it would have introduced them by now as it's a simple self contained operation. I expect it is far keener to get TfL's contactless card system installed off the back of Oyster acceptance. Being able to use bank cards will likely appeal to a large proportion of their regular users. I wonder how many foreign-issued bank cards will work with the contactless system? If anything the UK is backward compared to the rest of the world on contactless acceptance, I was more concerned about contactless issuing, and the risks of accepting foreign cards whose creditworthiness status can't be determined in real time. No ticket purchase and no queues will appeal to business travellers. As a much travelled businessman (in general terms) I can assure you that the lack of a paper receipt/ticket to attach to my expenses claim is a huge disadvantage. Other systems solve this problem easily, as you've been told before. NS's system for Chipkaart produces a very nice online expenses claim receipt (which is specifically valid for Dutch tax purposes in the case of nominal/registered cards,) which is far more convenient than toting around bits of paper - the same can be done for contractless cards. No doubt I'd have to set up accounts [remember to, and have time to] for every balkanised transport operator I used on a trip. I see no reason why a printout from the TfL website would be unacceptable for exes purposes That's one of the Balkanised systems one would need to register with. You really use that word far too often, and completely inappropriately*. To the best of my knowledge there has never been a UN World Transit Operator that was once responsible for all the planet's metro systems but has sadly fragmented into warring factions. I don't think the complaint was used internationally, but nationally there is no obvious reason why a Stagecoach smart card shouldn't work in every area Stagecoach have a presence., but they don't FTAOD The complaint isn't that having bought a Cambridge Area Pass you cannot use it on the bus in Sussex It's that having acquired the Cambridge smart card, you cannot load onto it a Sussex area pass. That's a complaint, and a valid one at that, although no worse than the status quo (if I have a two different paper tickets or passes they don't get printed on one card,) so again not balkanisation. But if that was Roland's complaint, he would of course welcome EMV contactless ticketing which solves the problem at a stroke. But as he notes above he considers this a huge step back and a case of "balkanisation" because he'd need to log into a different website for his NS exes receipts to the one for his TfL expenses receipts. (He may be a goatherder, but he is one with terribly first world problems.) He also considers every new product released which he doesn't want to use evidence of "balkanisation". (E.g. mobile tickets.) Among many other misuses of his Word of 2017. |
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