>> Also on the design of the machine. When standing close to the machine you can't
>> tell where the ticket comes from, the money goes. I noticed they have stickers
>> on some big machines next to the Card slot saying "No Coins Here". They should
>> have also made the machine buttons of the stations. ie in Zone 3 have on zone 1
>> only or zone 2 only or zone 1+2 only. Instead you get "Zone not available" and
>> on zone 1 machines remove the "off peek saver"
>>
>What about the situation where you want to top up a ticket for a one off
>journey. eg I live in Zone 2 and once in a blue moon catch the train to
>Dandenong to visit some friends in Doveton. As I buy a monthly Zone 1&2
>(or Zone 2 now) ticket, when I visit them I buy a Zone 3 2hr ticket from
>the booking office at Flinders Street as I have already paid for travel
>in Zones 1&2 on my monthly. Does this mean the 'even more convenient
>than human ticket seller' machines won't let me do this and instead
>force me to either travel illegally or pay yet again for the privilege
>of travelling in Zones I have already paid for?
> Sounds like I might be driving to Dandenong instead if this is the
>case.
You could always get off at the overlap stations and buy a zone 3
there. Then wait for the next train, of course....
Only joking, really :-)
Cheers...JD
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