On 11 Dec, 04:11, Mizter T wrote:

The preference of TfL for the Shere machines perhaps makes sense -
they are certainly the more elegant solution when fitted with Oyster
readers, the readers on the S&D machines look a bit like a bit boil
that's just been stuck on.

The S&D machines also don't work in cold or wet weather properly.
They're clever in that they can report back their status (so RPIs can
tell if you're lying about the fact the machine wouldn't sell you a
ticket) but they can't detect the fact that the touch screen simply
stops working - either completely, or certain parts of the screen. The
one at Hatfield (for example) is under a shelter, but not sheltered
enough to stop the bottom of the screen getting wet - and certainly
not enough to protect it from extreme cold/windy weather. Therefore
you can't purchase any tickets at all - and yet the machine will
report itself as working fine.

In other words, they're crap if they're in an exposed location - at
least for the next few months or so!!

Jonathan