(01 Jun 2023, 9:32 am)tvd wrote The ENCTS payment reductions and the scheme in general seems to be shrouded in mystery to me at least.
It's a subject for another thread really, but maybe someone in the industry who is more knowledgeable could talk about it more. How much do the bus companies get paid? Why are they only now talking about reducing these payments - surely councils will always have tried to pay as little as possible if they have a choice? How can an operator ever be properly reimbursed when no-one knows if the passenger is going to the next stop, or going the full route? Why has the 30p fare pre-9.30am around Teesside never changed or been scrapped all these years? Why do some smaller operators on long distance services ask their ENCTS pass holders to tap their card again, and other larger operators not? Are pass holders always a benefit to the bus companies or not?
Lots of questions, like I say better perhaps on a thread of its own, but seems to me the whole system is not straightforward or transparent.
I'd be surprised if that isn't considered fraud. I think even for split registrations, it's questionable behaviour.