Re: [SA/VIC/NSW] Validating Tickets

[Chris Gordon <cmgord@gromit.ecr.mu.oz.au>]

> >> >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?


Rumor #879087134 says something about OneLink being slow to fix a broken
machine because they want more money from the PTC.  

As for the validators, Each morning I walk past two **CLOSED** Validators
when you report them as stuffed they say it has been logged and takes
about 4-5 days before it gets fixed (see rumor #879087134) and then it is
out of action with in hours.


Anyway what I want to know is what were the changes to Metcard made by
Jeff Who??


C.
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