On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:29:36 -0000, "Nicholas F Hodder"
wrote:

The Evening Standard are today reporting a bug with the Oyster card, but
they don't say what the bug is. Can anyone shed any light on this?

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...ing%20Standard

As others have said it is a load of ill informed cobblers.

There are announcements being made to advise people using Pre-Pay to
validate in and out. That is simply reinforcing messages that are in
leaflets, on posters, in the Metro and on car cards inside the trains.
It is completely standard practice for the launch of any new product and
/ or technology.

If Simon Hughes knew anything about quite how long it has taken to
implement Oyster and the fact that has been far longer than other
smartcard schemes on urban transit systems then he might have kept his
gob shut. I really hate ignorant politicians.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!