Neil Williams wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:20:55 +0000, Joyce Whitchurch
wrote:

But TBH I'm surprised that Saver tickets ever got off the ground in the
first place. They were particularly easy to fiddle when Routemasters
ruled the earth - not many conductors could remember who'd given them a
ticket and who'd not.

Not any more than they could remember who they'd sold a cash fare to
or seen a Travelcard from, presumably?

They could ask to see the ticket or the Travelcard again though. But if
you showed them a Saver ticket, they couldn't remember if they'd already
taken the stub or not, short of digging through a pile of stubs in their
bag. I suppose that problem lessened as fewer and fewer people used Savers.
--
Joyce Whitchurch, Stalybridge, UK
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:35:50 +0000, Joyce Whitchurch
wrote:

They could ask to see the ticket or the Travelcard again though. But if
you showed them a Saver ticket, they couldn't remember if they'd already
taken the stub or not, short of digging through a pile of stubs in their
bag.

Fair point, though they could presumably keep the stubs from that
journey in a pocket.

I wonder why TfL didn't think of the Dutch idea of issuing a rubber
stamp to drivers/conductors instead? Quicker boarding?

Neil

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In message , Joyce Whitchurch
writes
They could ask to see the ticket or the Travelcard again though. But if
you showed them a Saver ticket, they couldn't remember if they'd
already taken the stub or not, short of digging through a pile of stubs
in their bag. I suppose that problem lessened as fewer and fewer people
used Savers.
A clippy eyes everyone getting on the bus before letting the driver
drive away, then they head for those people for fares or tickets.
--
Clive.