SS> If you have legal tender, but not the exact fare then the
SS> machine won't issue a ticket. Can you board a train anyway?
No.
SS> For instance, to get home last weekend, the fare was $9
SS> and I turned up at the station late on a Sunday night
SS> with a $10 note and a few coins. Since there was nothing at
SS> all open within cooee of the station I got the train anyway-
SS> but would they have fined my $100 because they couln't give
SS> $1 change?
Yes, they are in their rights to fine you $100. It is the passengers
responsibility to have the exact fare for the journey. If a machine
happens to give change that is an added service beyond requirements.
Regards,
Albert.
* RM 1.31 * Albert! alberta@zip.com.au http://www.zip.com.au/~alberta/