> Tom Anderson wrote
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>> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008, Simon wrote:

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>>> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Boltar
>>> yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

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>>>> On Sep 15, 10:18 am, Walter Briscoe nospam.demon.co.uk>
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>>>>> On Sunday morning, about 08.00,I was on a 21 to Lewisham at

> London

>>>>> Bridge/Monument. A passenger boarded and tried to pay with a

> twenty

>>>>> pound note. The driver had no change and nor did other

> passengers. The

>>>>> passenger was made to get off the bus. I was horrified and

> complained,

>>>>> this morning, at 0845 300 7000. The stop is not "Pay before you

> board".

>>>>> It seems the operator should have issued a pay later chit.

>>> company for this service?  The shop is open even if it exists?

> Perhaps

>>> the bus company should give the drivers a reasonable float, after

> all

>>> they do trust them with cash.

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> There still has to be a backup scheme for when the float runs out. I
> recall it was mentioned on this NG that ? BAA had to cause
> representations to be made to the Chinese official travel agency
> because they were giving their customers only £50 notes.
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> And debit card Cashback has made shops part of the UK money
> transmission system. I got 10x£1 coins from Sainsburys prior to a visit
> to a laundrette
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>>> I agree that passengers should try to have the correct money but
>>> sometimes plans fail.

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>> This is, to my mind, a major hole in the payment arrangements for the
>> buses, and i believe i've ranted about this before. The problem is

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> Perhaps the "pay later chit" should be required to be issued only if a
> one day bus pass is bought so the customer can collect their change at
> no further cost.
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>> You're even stuffed if you have an oyster but no credit, because

> there's

>> no way to add credit to an oyster card outside station opening times.

> I've

>> been in a pickle trying to get home late at night on more than one
>> occasion due to this.

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> Auto top-up and top-up at a Oyster Ticket stop are also available
> "outside station opening times"