PhilipW
Member
So I see the Government is keen to extend Smartcards out across Britain.
All very commendable in principle, but how will it work. I have no idea and I doubt if 99.9% of the population have either.
Take a Southampton to Waterloo journey. I tap in at Southampton and tap out at Waterloo. What happens. Do I get charged an Anytime Single.
I then return home later that day, tap in at Waterloo and tap out at Southampton. Do I then get charged an extra Anytime Single or just a minimal extra to make it an Off Peak Return or a Super Off Peak return depending on which time I left and returned ?
What happens if I return the next day. Is ITSO clever enough to realise that I have just made a Saver Return.
What happens if i stop off for an hour (allowed) at Winchester. Can ITSO connect all the journies up ?
What happens if I end my jourmey completely earlier that Southampton Central (e.g. Parkway), will ITSO still know I have made a valid Day/Period Return ?
..... and perhaps most importantly of all, will I have the confidence that the system have debited the correct fare from me. Answer : No, I won't.
I will need some convincing.
All very commendable in principle, but how will it work. I have no idea and I doubt if 99.9% of the population have either.
Take a Southampton to Waterloo journey. I tap in at Southampton and tap out at Waterloo. What happens. Do I get charged an Anytime Single.
I then return home later that day, tap in at Waterloo and tap out at Southampton. Do I then get charged an extra Anytime Single or just a minimal extra to make it an Off Peak Return or a Super Off Peak return depending on which time I left and returned ?
What happens if I return the next day. Is ITSO clever enough to realise that I have just made a Saver Return.
What happens if i stop off for an hour (allowed) at Winchester. Can ITSO connect all the journies up ?
What happens if I end my jourmey completely earlier that Southampton Central (e.g. Parkway), will ITSO still know I have made a valid Day/Period Return ?
..... and perhaps most importantly of all, will I have the confidence that the system have debited the correct fare from me. Answer : No, I won't.
I will need some convincing.