Re: Melbourne - Metcard validation before every trip

["David Proctor" <daproc@spamsux.healey.com.au>]

Paul Dwerryhouse <paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au> wrote in article
<6p1ls8$k5f$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>...

> If I have a ticket that is paid for and is valid within its allotted time
> period, I should be allowed out through the barriers irrespective of what
> I have done with that ticket previously.

But how do they know it is valid, unless you stick it in the machine? I
really think that Melbournians are being a tad "precious" with this
validation thing - they run the trains and trams, you need to follow their
rules!

Hope this helps,

David "The Doctor" Proctor