(03 Nov 2013, 6:51 pm)Dan wrote Liked the idea when I first glanced over the post, but reading into it... Surely a passenger needs to know the zonal structure when buying their ticket, rather than when alighting?
If I'm on the 56 and buy a Red Zone, I should know where the boundary is when purchasing the Red Zone...
You should yes, but I've lost count the amount of times on a 202/X35 someone has bought a red zone ticket and went past the boundary into South Hetton. I'm sure this isn't the only boundary issues. I mean you could limit it to Buzzfare only as town/city savers are often straight forward but not always. A lot of people get on the bus and ask for a day Ticket and drivers issue the wrong one, for instance a few month back on a 202 someone got in at Woods Terrace, Murton and asked for a day ticket to Peterlee and a driver issued a Red Zone Buzzfare he obviously needed a Turquoise & Red Buzzfare or East Durham Day Saver. So announcements could help passengers. I mean it could also help in fare evasion if some voice 'tells you off' you're more likely to get off as its as if the driver is watching you, so I think it could help that way too.