Re: New Fares

On 4 Oct 2005 11:35:31 -0700, "Richard Adamfi"
<richard.adamfi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Of course, that would be better but we have already tried that strategy
>this year. It would appear that many people are still paying the 2
>pound cash single compared to the 1.70 Oyster fare. It is clear that a
>bigger differential is needed to encourage Oyster use.

Could these "many people" be the ones;
- for whom Oyster is too complicated (e.g. it involves a visit to the
window)
- who are only making a simple single or return journey which they
won't be repeating any time soon

Unless ticket machines are replaced with Oyster issuers, and even if
they are in some cases, people will still, quite reasonably, want
singles. This is not an excuse to rip them off. Oddly, bus
travellers aren't being fleeced to the same extent, even though the
impact of their use of single tickets actually involves delaying the
bus (if ticketing is from the driver).

IMO, this is largely designed to increase income.

Neil

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