[Gllug] Oyster cards vulnerable?

[Matt Blissett]

Ivan Virgili wrote:

> Nix wrote:
>> On 25 Jan 2008, Daniel P. Berrange outgrape:
>> 
>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 11:24:39PM +0000, Richard Jones wrote:
>>>> There has to be some reason why paper tickets suddenly became so
>>>> expensive.
> 
>> There was another very important reason: it hugely improves flow around
>> ticket barriers if most people use Oyster, because it takes a fraction
>> of the time to validate the card as it does to feed a ticket through.
> 
> I will give you another good reason... money !!
> They cash in a lot of money in advance, put it in the bank and get paid
> interests on it.

TFL currently have at least £18 of mine just in £3 deposits, plus whatever
stored pay-go credit I have.

Another good reason: much less ticket touting for unwanted travelcards -- I
haven't seen anyone asking for used tickets for months.

-- 
Matt


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