(01 Jan 2025, 11:34 pm)PH - BQA wrote Is this not a sign that Stagecoach need to update their ticket machines to ones which are able to read QR codes to validate tickets that way? 

I've seen extremely few attempts to fare dodge on Arriva, First, or GNE services since their moves to Ticketer.

Not sure whether Ticketer have a fix, but I believe the issue is with people picking up pre paid cards, ie Monzo etc and then using contactless and getting tickets but then the bus company never getting the funds as the bank declines it when they eventually take the money (can't take it on board due to lack of connection). The QR code wouldn't fix that.

See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-so...e-66300786