Re: Met Automated Ticketing
Dave McL (davemcl@iprolink.co.nz)
Mon, 16 Feb 1998 18:18:05 +1200
Daniel Bowen wrote:
> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> >I have a question. How long after a fare increase will an unvalidated messcard be
> >valid for? ie, can I buy 365 at todays price and use them for a year after a price
> >increase?
>
> We've had the same situation with scratch tickets for some time. There doesn't
> seem to be any restriction. When they replaced Three Hour tickets with Two Hour
> tickets, they said that all unused Three Hour scratch tickets could be used for
> three hour travel.
And that is only fair. Anyone who buys, say, a year's worth of daily
tickets has given their money up front to the PTC, reducing its
interest bill and helping cash flow, etc.
It's not much different from the discount you get buying a yearly ticket.
Mind you, it would be smarter to buy a yearly ticket than a year's worth
of one-day tickets.
Dave McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand