On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:57:39 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

Where's the display on the bus readers? I've never noticed one.

As others have said - on the top of the ticket machine in a toblerone
shaped unit. The display is very dark with no background illumination to
the black text or some form of LED.

The display on the bus this morning was showing complete garbage in its
static state and then showed a different form of complete garbage when a
card was read. No one would be able to determine what fare had been
deducted or their remaining balance from the display. The bus should not
really be in service with a defective machine like that because
fraudulent or erroneous transactions could be undertaken and passengers
would have no means of being alerted to such.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!