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Old November 3rd 07, 09:15 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default "Bus [Saver] ticket scammer escapes jail"

On Nov 3, 9:19 pm, "tim....." wrote:
"Offramp" wrote in message

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On Nov 1, 8:52 pm, Mizter T wrote:
On 1 Nov, 17:56, Offramp wrote:


How is it an irrational ticket?


It has no point. It merely duplicates what can be bought elsewhere,


But it does so in a way that offers a dicount for making
a bulk pre-purchase.

What you are saying is that it is irrational for shops to sell
six packs of beer because cans can be bought individually.

tim


I assumed that by 'what can be bought elsewhere' Offramp meant Oyster
prepay. Saver tickets seemed a good idea compared to cash fares when
they were introduced, since they should have sped up boarding and
reduced the amount of cash carried on buses. But given we now have
Oyster, which allows people to pay for travel in advance and thus get
discounted travel, and is presumably less open to fraud, why haven't
TfL scrapped savers entirely?