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Netherlands OV-Chipkaart "may disappear in 2023"

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According to:

https://nos.nl/artikel/2291781-ov-chipkaart-verdwijnt-mogelijk-in-2023.html

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"The current public transport chip card may disappear in 2023. According to State Secretary Van Veldhoven, the technology is due for replacement. In a letter to carriers and other governments, she writes that the ease of use of the card is appreciated by travellers, but that a more contemporary system is preferable. In addition, the public transport chip card is relatively expensive, the state secretary emphasises.

Van Veldhoven wants to go to a system where the travel balance is no longer kept on an OV chip card, but where the traveller chooses whether he wants to pay via a bank card or mobile. The balance is then kept at a central point."

Anyone know more about this?
 
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Hart van Nederland which the news broadcaster on SBS6 are reporting the same thing.

(Translated by Google also)

https://www.hartvannederland.nl/nieuws/2019/ov-chipkaart-mogelijk-in-2023-afgeschaft/

THE HAGUE (ANP) - The public transport chip card may be abolished in 2023. The technology is outdated and, moreover, relatively expensive, State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven told the House of Representatives. The abolition does depend on how quickly new payment methods can be successfully introduced.

In the current system, travelers have to put a balance on the public transport chip card, other payment methods are not possible. "That is why, in the interest of the traveler, preference has been expressed for a modern payment system." In the future, travelers should be able to pay with their debit card or mobile phone, Van Veldhoven writes. "Naturally, traveling anonymously will also be possible without an account."

Van Veldhoven hopes that the new payment methods can be introduced nationwide in 2021. "So that by 2023, when it appears that the new payment methods are adequate, the technology behind the public transport chip card can be turned off."

Much remains to be worked out, a spokesperson for the ministry emphasizes. For example, in the future travelers may load money into an account in advance, but debiting at the end of the month is also an option. It is also not excluded that there will be a new type of public transport card that can be used to pay, in addition to a bank card or mobile phone, for example. But the obligation for all travelers to pay with the same type of card disappears.
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GaryMcEwan said:
Wish SPT would heed that advice...
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Off topic but, SPT’s sole remaining strategic function is ‘bus stops’. Hopefully they’ll get real powers back under the new Transport Bill and create a real network where contemporary revenue collection technology can flourish.

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I'm not buying it.

What I do think will happen is a nationwide roll-out of contactless payments on public transport. This could replace a significant amount of OV-chipkaart transactions. Trials are already underway, so it wouldn't surprise me if a nationwide roll-out is possibly by 2023 (it might involve replacing a lot of readers in buses though).

Beyond that, I still think we're going to need that plastic card. Having everything based on "an online account" (as the minister is proposing) sounds nice on paper, but is quite a challenge from a technical point of view. I doubt that they'll figure all of that out in 3.5 years.
 
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AlexNL said:
I'm not buying it.

What I do think will happen is a nationwide roll-out of contactless payments on public transport. This could replace a significant amount of OV-chipkaart transactions. Trials are already underway, so it wouldn't surprise me if a nationwide roll-out is possibly by 2023 (it might involve replacing a lot of readers in buses though).

Beyond that, I still think we're going to need that plastic card. Having everything based on "an online account" (as the minister is proposing) sounds nice on paper, but is quite a challenge from a technical point of view. I doubt that they'll figure all of that out in 3.5 years.
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Yes, there are all kinds of issues that need to be resolved before they can completely phase out conventional plastic smartcards. In particular, they would have to make sure that contactless credit and debit cards from every country in the world will work on their system, otherwise some foreign tourists would be stuck with no means of paying their fare.
 
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