Post by ADH45258 on Aug 31, 2019 9:15:59 GMT
I have a suggestion for oyster card payment on buses - to introduce a new type of reader at the rear doors of every bus. This would be similar to the pink readers at selected tube stations, and would be optional to use, with the intention of improving the fares of journeys involving changes.
- This would replace the hopper fare, with users touching out when alighting a bus, given a fixed period of time to board another. This would help where passengers might make an initial journey of over an hour, before switching buses for a shorter journey to reach a destination.
- This system could also help integrate bus fares with journeys on the train network. Many passengers needing to travel by tube/rail in London do not live close to a station and rely on a bus to get to one, adding £1.50 to the fare each time. Instead, passengers could tap out from a bus, with a period of time in which they must tap in at a train station, charging an 'add-on' fare of about 50p-£1.
- This system could also prevent fare evaders in certain situations. For example, with the free travel zone in Heathrow, passengers would need to touch in and out, with the fare refunded if both stops are within the zone.
- This would replace the hopper fare, with users touching out when alighting a bus, given a fixed period of time to board another. This would help where passengers might make an initial journey of over an hour, before switching buses for a shorter journey to reach a destination.
- This system could also help integrate bus fares with journeys on the train network. Many passengers needing to travel by tube/rail in London do not live close to a station and rely on a bus to get to one, adding £1.50 to the fare each time. Instead, passengers could tap out from a bus, with a period of time in which they must tap in at a train station, charging an 'add-on' fare of about 50p-£1.
- This system could also prevent fare evaders in certain situations. For example, with the free travel zone in Heathrow, passengers would need to touch in and out, with the fare refunded if both stops are within the zone.