saver tickets

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I think TFL should reinstate saver tickets for buses. It is ideal if people have them like if they have no money on their oyster card so they can use the saver tickets as backup. It saves the driver finding change so it makes the boarding times more quicker.

[6HP502C]

They're open to abuse. I had passengers that were put out because I actually knew how they worked and retained the required portion. It would seem that many drivers don't bother!

[snoggle]

Mar 22, 2013 0:17:18 GMT @freebbc said:

I think TFL should reinstate saver tickets for buses. It is ideal if people have them like if they have no money on their oyster card so they can use the saver tickets as backup. It saves the driver finding change so it makes the boarding times more quicker.

The public can't buy them but Saver tickets are still sold in bulk purchases to businesses. If people still have a stock of them, from when they were withdrawn, they can still use them. As The Urbanite says they are prone to fraud so are not ideal from that respect. I do actually think most people are able to cope with an Oyster card or a contactless bank card. It is quite clear that TfL and the TOCS are progressively moving away from paper or card tickets and towards plastic card based tickets. The extremely high take up levels show that strategy has been a success.

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Even I used to abuse them by keeping the part drivers keep and giving that to my missis knowing most drivers don't check for the part that passengers retain.

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Well funnily enough they are being put up on eBay now.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/21-Unused-Valid-London-Buses-BUS-SAVER-Tickets-Value-50-40-/290881377315?_trksid

Since Snoggle told me that its being sold in bulk to businesses. i think a wholesale called Costco should start selling them.

And yes there been some counter theft ones in the past. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6397239.stm

Why not put hologram on the saver ticket which prevents counter theft.

[wh541]

Mar 22, 2013 1:43:59 GMT @chazaroo said:

Even I used to abuse them by keeping the part drivers keep and giving that to my missis knowing most drivers don't check for the part that passengers retain.

Have you not just incriminated yourself ;D

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Nope, there's no proof she used them.

Mar 22, 2013 20:41:58 GMT @wh541 said:

Mar 22, 2013 1:43:59 GMT @chazaroo said:

Even I used to abuse them by keeping the part drivers keep and giving that to my missis knowing most drivers don't check for the part that passengers retain.

Have you not just incriminated yourself ;D