(18 May 2020, 8:52 pm)Jimmi wrote They can scan concession passes and the like but not Contactless (the one's I'm talking about).
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(18 May 2020, 8:54 pm)streetdeckfan wrote The technology between the two is the same, so 'in theory' it would just be a software upgrade rather than a hardware limitation
No, the older machines seen in Jimmi's post cannot just have the software upgraded, operators have to upgrade to the latest machine, just as Stagecoach had to replace their smartcard enabled ERGs with the latest version. At £2,500 per machine (for Ticketer) it is a significant upgrade, especially when the machines they're replacing will not be that old to start with.