Ticketer new Touch in Touch out

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RE: Ticketer new Touch in Touch out

(19/05/2021 21:40)Olympian2100 Wrote:  The fare structure in the Liverpool area is flat fare. £2.30 Arriva & £2.20 Stagecoach.

It would be quite an easy system for Stagecoach and Arriva to introduce in Liverpool and Wirral if they wanted to (easy in comparison to other operators). Cross river and cross border journeys excepted since they cost more.

(19/05/2021 22:05)wirralbus Wrote:  Can you imagine the havoc and slow entry and exit if you had to tap off a bus , easier on the tube because you have all the time in the world , the bus companies or soon to be the case of TfGM and Merseytravel would soon see it as detrimental to a service running on time without some extra running time .

That is why the 'tap off' device is placed on a hand rail near the front, normally on the left, facing the back of the bus so you always see it when you get off. The idea being just tap quickly as you walk past. You don't need to go to the ticket machine.


Photo courtesy of Bus and Train User (https://busandtrainuser.com/2019/11/26/t...nfustion/)



Could it be argued that you save time at the boarding stop since you won't be asking for a ticket etc, you just tap on so overall it evens itself out?