Re: [Melb] Odd ticket

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

I don't buy tickets off bus drivers very often, but most of the ones I get
put the ticket into the validator themselves. Also since most tickets are
multi-modal (this is Melbourne, remember - looks like you're in Sydney) the
chances are a mistake like this would get noticed, and if one bus driver was
doing it constantly, s/he'd probably get caught.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/


"John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> The bus driver takes your money and then keys in the info, and the
passenger
> puts it in the validator to print the details on it. If it doesn't print,
> the driver can pocket the money as the ticket hasn't been issued.
Sometimes
> the validator misfunctions fully printing the ticket, but printing out a
> failed to issue slip. Again the bus driver can pocket the cash. A driver
> with a faulty validator on his regular bus can make a lot of money in
weeks
> before the faulty validator is repaired (if someone reports it!)
>
> Cheers
> John wayman
>
> "Rail Roamer" <leadscout@one.net.au> wrote in message
> 3a95d8bf_4@news01.one.net.au">news:3a95d8bf_4@news01.one.net.au...
> > Something also running around my mind (scarey huh?) about metcards from
> > buses being blank and not having any details on them until placed into
the
> > drivers machine. If not validated within 2-3mins of running through
> drivers
> > machine card will not validate and become useless. During my Report of
> > Offence course we had a few bus drivers telling us about it.
> >
> > Anyone able to clarify????