Re: Another hint to scrap Metcard?

["John Kerr" <jkerr@gil.com.au>]

  I was at Spencer Street, wanted a zone 3 in my pocket so that I could
validate if it I was using a Zone 1+2 and suddenly wanted to go further
(visitor from Brisbane). The machine refused to sell Zone 3 but the station
was attended so I could buy one. The barrier attendant said validate it at
destination station in zone 3, not at Spencer St.

Anthony Morton wrote in message <8bvib1$8pq$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>...
>>>> So what do I do if my wife and I want to travel into Zone 3 for the
day?
>>>> We live in Brunswick, none of our local shops sell Zone 3 tickets, and
>>>> we're nowhere near a station (we have to catch the tram to the city).
>
>Andrew Box wrote...
>
>>>It's very simple, call 1800 653 313 and order your zone 3 tickets over
the
>>>phone and they are even delivered to your door!
>
>Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
>>That's ok if they know in advance. What do they do for a
spur-of-the-moment
>>trip?
>
>Never mind spur-of-the-moment, how about just 'same day'?  I don't think
I'd
>rely on Onelink to do same-day delivery on a weekend.  And I'm not prepared
>to plan all my journeys in advance just because the system's not up to
scratch.
>
>Then again, if someone's prepared to drive to our place to deliver tickets,
>they could just as easily drive us into the city....
>
>Seems like an awfully odd way to run a public transport system.
>
>Tony M.
>