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Smartcards: the best form of e-payment for many trips

Roger Sexton
23 November 2018
 

Unlike the Scottish branch of the Confederation of Passenger Transport I do not consider public transport smartcards to be a thing of the past (‘Smartcards: transport’s Betamax’ LTT 09 Nov).

For season tickets and for short and medium distance one-off journeys (say up to about 60 miles) I still consider smartcards are the best form of electronic payment.   In particular, smartcards can be used by anyone, including children, whether or not they have a bank account....

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