Re: Trip to Melbourne
Derek Woodlands (kingpin@magna.com.au)
Tue, 10 Feb 1998 08:08:36 GMT
On 9 Feb 1998 09:33:02 GMT, alberta@zip.com.au (Albert Alcoceba) took
time out from wrapping gaffer tape around gerbils and wrote:
>SS> 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.
Another good example of where a "smart card" would be very handy.
My local newsagent is getting rather cheesed off with rail passengers
buying some chewing gum or a paper and paying with a $50 or $100 note
so they have change for the ticket machine.
Catchya
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