Politics & Government Myki

[Tulip]

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/15m-myki-cards-set-to-be-pulped-20110904-1jsf3.html

FIFTY million paper myki cards in storage will never be used, after the Baillieu government decision to dump all short-term tickets when the Metcard system is shut down.
The government has confirmed it owns the single-use paper tickets, which are on hundreds of pallets in warehouses in Altona and Rowville.
The tickets - designed as single-use myki fares for people who did not have a permanent plastic smartcard, and did not want to spend $10 buying one - have a microchip. Each ticket cost taxpayers 31¢, or about $15 million in total.

Looks like casual public transport users are ****ed, as are the millions spent on encouraging people to not fare evade.

Now, I'm a Bailieu supporter (better than that mob running the show in Canberra IMO) but this is a big, big mistake. Won't happen IMO.

 

[vealesy]

Lol.

Everytime I go to melb I end up evading because your system is so confusing.

At least from then I know I just cant buy a ticket anyway.

Wtf are tourists supposed to do?

 

[Messenger]

I'm a casual user (less than weekly). I have a myki with a small amount of credit ($20) on it and it suits my purposes.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

I'm a casual user (less than weekly). I have a myki with a small amount of credit ($20) on it and it suits my purposes.

I just load up with $200 and forget about it for a couple of months.

It's piss easy to use and is much more convenient.

 

[Caesar]

Pretty stupid.

I can understand wanting to reduce administration costs, but they should just take a leaf out of Perth's book. Inner city transport is free, and the SmartRider swipe card gets you a big discount - 15% or 25% - compared to the cash fare.

As a result, even casual users have an incentive to own a card loaded up with a little bit of cash. The only people who pay cash are tourists and the whole system works quite smoothly.