Re: Another hint to scrap Metcard?

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@#DELETE#custard.net.au>]

Last time I was in this position (with a zone 1 monthly, needing to go to
zone 2 from an unstaffed zone 1 station), I rang the Metcard line and asked
them. They said it was quite all right to travel and buy the extra (zone 2)
ticket when I got off the train. They said if inspectors boarded, I should
show them my valid zone 1 ticket and tell them that.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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"Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote in message
38F47D0B.7D64ABC2@werple.net.au">news:38F47D0B.7D64ABC2@werple.net.au...
> It should be quite easy for all machines (even the ones on trams) to sell
all
> ticket types: it was only Kennett government specifications which nobbled
this
> sensible provision.  It is simply a matter of programming the inbuilt
chips.
>
> I had the same problem going to an outer suburb (zone 2) on top of my all
day zone
> 1 last Saturday.
>
> Anthony Morton wrote:
>
> > >>> 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).
> >
>
> --
> Regards
> Roderick B Smith
> Rail News Victoria Editor
>
>