Re: It's Sold! (The letter to the minister of transport)

["John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>]

M.G.Smith <gard@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:JBEd3.17037> As part of
having a customer friendly public transport system, I ask for any
> one of the following changes:
> 1. Install the facility to buy a daily ticket on board trams;
> 2. Make it law that all Metcard sellers must stock all types of Metcard
> tickets;
> 3. Make it law that you can travel without a valid ticket until such time
> that you can get the ticket required.
> I leave this to your decision, to which rule(s) you apply.

Melbourne commuters have adopted part of your point 3, i.e. "travel without
a valid ticket" and just watch out for "Customer Service Officers.

Maybe they will invent ticket machine that will automaticaly fine you for
inserting an invalid or out of date ticket in a ticket machine? Watch out
for smart card technology!

Cheers
John Wayman