d writes:

Some of us don't want contactless cards. There was a good reason for a PIN and
that reason hasn't gone away just because some people value convenience over
everything else.

A pre-paid contactless card which can only be used for travelling (on
bus, train or tram) would be acceptable. But wait, is that not what
Oyster and ITSO already are?

In message , at 12:02:29 on Wed, 31 Aug
2016, Graham Murray remarked:
Some of us don't want contactless cards. There was a good reason for a PIN and
that reason hasn't gone away just because some people value convenience over
everything else.

A pre-paid contactless card which can only be used for travelling (on
bus, train or tram) would be acceptable. But wait, is that not what
Oyster and ITSO already are?

Not really, because Oyster only works in the London area, and ITSO cards
only work on one TOC (they could be set up to work on multiple, but I
see absolutely no indication they will, especially as TOCs are dragging
their feet even getting them implemented 'internally').
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 12:02:29 on Wed, 31
Aug 2016, Graham Murray remarked:
Some of us don't want contactless cards. There was a good reason for a
PIN and that reason hasn't gone away just because some people value
convenience over everything else.

A pre-paid contactless card which can only be used for travelling (on
bus, train or tram) would be acceptable. But wait, is that not what
Oyster and ITSO already are?

Not really, because Oyster only works in the London area, and ITSO
cards only work on one TOC (they could be set up to work on multiple,
but I see absolutely no indication they will, especially as TOCs are
dragging their feet even getting them implemented 'internally').

Thereby maximising chaos at Cambridge with two TOCs handling the great
majority of passengers.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Graham Murray wrote:

d writes:

Some of us don't want contactless cards. There was a good reason for a
PIN and that reason hasn't gone away just because some people value
convenience over everything else.

A pre-paid contactless card which can only be used for travelling (on bus,
train or tram) would be acceptable. But wait, is that not what Oyster and
ITSO already are?

No as the reason to want a PIN is so that I explicity confirm a
transaction. (Although Apple Pay over contactless works for me)


--
Mark