In message , Mait001
writes
If you think about it the Freedom Card just needs to be read and
validated - a simple check and therefore the software is relatively
simple.

Why does a Freedom Card need to be "read and validated"? Surely, it's valid
in
any event, whether pressed against a reader or not.

Admittedly, that's a fundamental difference from an Oyster Card, which is
only
valid once validated, and has the added complication of stored value etc. .
But, as the original questioner asked, why does a Freedom Card need to be
"validated"? What would be the consequence for a passenger who had a valid
Freedom Card but had not pressed it against the reader on entry to the bus?


Possibly because the elderly persons' version can only be used after
09.00hrs during weekdays.
--
Kat



Yes, Kat, that might be so, but this would only apply within an hour or so of
that time on weekdays. In any event, what would a reader situated at the rear
door of a bendy-bus do if a pensioner used his Freedom Card earlier that
9.00a.m. - sound an alarm in the driver's cab or what?

Marc.