In message , at 20:46:10 on
Fri, 27 Jun 2008, Nobody remarked:
Here in Belgium, bus/tram drivers are also very reluctant to eccept 50
euro notes, simply because they often don't have enough change for them.

Most buses in the UK do not accept GBP20 notes for the same reason.

And then in this section of North America at least (Metro Vancouver),
you have to have EXACT coin change to pay on board a bus... ticket
machines at SkyTrain/SeaBus stations will accept bills to $20 and make
change, as well as accept credit/debit cards... once the fare is paid,
the ticket/transfer is valid across the whole transit system
(bus/train/ferry), depending on the zone/s paid for.

In Metro Nottingham, in the UK Midlands, the biggest bus company only
allows you to pay by exact money, but they accept notes (an all-day
group ticket for 2 adults and 2 children is now £6 so you can pay by £5
note plus £1 coin).

In fact by lucky chance almost all their tickets are currently an exact
multiple of £1 at the moment (a one-person all-day ticket is £3, up from
£2.70 which was always a pain to scrape together).

You can buy pre-pay smart-cards at their city centre office only, and
they'll happily accept credit cards or large notes there.
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Roland Perry