Re: [SA/VIC/NSW] Validating Tickets

[usenet.spam@gunzel.net (Michael)]

Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
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>"Michael" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
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>> Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
>> <NsqJ5.40114$YX4.1250051@news2.giganews.com>:
>>
>> >> Can I quote all the people that said only Melbourne has problems
>> >> with validation and fair evasion, and all the other cities like
>> >> Adelaide and Sydney are perfect?
>> >
>> >Nobody said that. What was said was that those who have tickets in
>> >those cities validate them when required to do so, only in Melbourne
>> >do they refuse to do so. All cities have their share of fare evaders,
>> >Melbourne just has more stubborn bloody-mindedness. :-)
>>
>> Face it. Melbourne has spent too much money on Metcard. Now the cost
>> is 
>set
>> to *double* from the original price. I as a taxpayer don't want to
>> foot the bill, and I'm sure most others don't. It will be cheaper to
>> reinstate staff on all stations and trams and to scrap the machines
>> completely. 
>
>Just have a lot more revenue protection staff, and fine people for not
>validating (lets get this sorted out in the courts once and for all).
>Maybe if it was used as intended (what is there now is *not* what was
>planned) it would have been cheaper and more reiable (although I agree
>dailies should have been available on-board trams).

And waste even more money?

A cheaper and more customer friendly approach would be to scrap the 
machines, and reinstate conductors & station staff.

Think about it. Paying the extra $270 million to keep Metcard afloat, and 
THEN paying CSE's to go around checking tickets, or scrapping Metcard 
altogether, and reinstating station staff & tram conductors - which is 
cheaper? Which is more friendly to the customer?

M.

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