(24 Sep 2022, 7:25 pm)L469 YVK wrote Thinking about it and it would be a cross operator approacg, could the following system not be put in place at major interchanges and stops?

- All tickets to be purchased on app (with all operator unique & multi modal tickets made available)

OR

- Ticket machines with QR code which is scanned on boarding


So currently......a fully loaded decker out of ES or Haymarket can easily take 15 minutes to load and process passengers. All passengers pre-paid when boarding could load a full decker in 5 minutes and in many instances, around 3 minutes. Would save all the costs associated with delays and.....would even encourage app usage to avoid queues at ticket machines.

Tap on / (tap off) - not needed the second part if fixed fares are brought in is the answer. Similar to Oyster which has been around for decades and most other cities around the world.

The UK (as per usual) is decades behind everywhere else. Ticket machines and QR codes just aren't needed at all.