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Old January 25th 10, 08:38 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:32:46 +0000, "
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They do have such a scheme in the Netherlands, though, don't they? And I
believe that they have introduced a SmartCard for the entire country.


A *very* basic scheme. No zones, no capping. Just a "starting" price
(standard) plus a kilometric rate which varies by operator.

Indeed, it's rather more simplistic than the Strippenkaart it
replaced. I think the main reason for it is revenue apportioning in
an increasingly privatised system.

Neil

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