If the machines (in either city) are in "Exact Fare" mode, do they
mean exactly what they say. For example, if I board a tram with a $2
coin and a 50c piece, only to find the machine is out of change, will
it still sell me a $2.20 ticket if I put in $2.50 - without any change
obviously - or will it only accept coins to the value of $2.20?
I had an interesting experience with a parking machine in Birmingham a
few years ago, the signage on which read "no change given". I
inserted the only coin I had, a one pound coin, for an 80-pence
ticket, and it would not issue the ticket. In this case "no change
given" meant "exact fare only".
Cheers...JD
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