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From	"Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, aus.politics
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Subject	Re: Opal fare dodging
Date	2015-12-24 12:51 +1100
Message-ID	<SqKdnTpbYLw00ubLnZ2dnUU7-VGdnZ2d@westnet.com.au> (permalink)

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"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:84hm7bdjhe289klirn3ddrgu1ii2j4fhas@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 11:07:09 +1100, "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:d0jk7bd9n8ktbbc3u1l0fr4ruto377184s@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 10:47:37 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:uigj7bp3nrehdpgqif2e5pv2s60cqf3sa3@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 05:41:36 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>>>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>After watching the Opal system on public transport in Sydney
>>>>>>recently and getting my own geriatrics Opal card basically
>>>>>>because its free and I'll need one if I ever show up in Sydney
>>>>>>again any time soon, I did wonder what they do about those
>>>>>>who don't bother to tap their card before getting on one of
>>>>>>the things like the light rail trains which don't actually have
>>>>>>gates which force you to tap your card to get thru the gate.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I did notice with the light rail that the conductor did get
>>>>>>a few people to wave something at his handheld thing.
>>>>>>Is that to check if they had tapped their Opal card on the
>>>>>>pole at the station before getting on the train and they
>>>>>>will be fined if they haven't done that ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Didn't notice the conductor doing that with many
>>>>>>people so the chance of catching fare dodgers isn't
>>>>>>that great.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Couldn't find anything much with google, just some
>>>>>>discussion about schemes to trigger the daily and
>>>>>>weekly cap on what you get slugged.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>And presumably with the phasing out of tickets
>>>>>>completely which happens in days now, they
>>>>>>wont even have conductors on the stuff like
>>>>>>the light rail because they wont be selling
>>>>>>tickets to people like tourists anymore.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Corse they can certainly have ticket inspectors
>>>>>>do spot checks any time they like.
>>>>
>>>>> With Light Rail the "tap on" is on a post
>>>>> behind where you wait for tram ("no "gate").
>>>>
>>>>Yes, that's what I meant.
>>>>
>>>>> The "gazzo" inspectors use show if you
>>>>> have tapped on and or money left on card.
>>>>
>>>>> On trains a "squad" of ticket inspectors
>>>>> randomly go through train checking tickets,
>>>>
>>>>Do they check everyone on the light rail train ?
>>>>
>>>>Presumably I didn't use it enough to see any of those.
>>>>
>>>>Was the conductor who I did see do something with a
>>>>few passengers instead of actually selling them a ticket
>>>>checking if they had tapped on at the light rail stop
>>>>or were those people actually tapping on with his
>>>>handheld device because they hadn't done that at
>>>>the post at the stop ?  I cant remember whether he
>>>>approached them or they approached him.
>>>>
>>> Yes,  the conductor sells and checks tickets Opal cards
>>>
>>>>> Not yet been checked on Bus but the driver can see
>>>>> if you tap on, will tell you if it didn't work (although
>>>>> it glows RED when it fails. My train Station doesn't
>>>>> have gates just "Tap on/off" posts.
>>>>
>>>>OK, I didn't use any of the smaller train stations, just Central
>>>>and the two airport stations. Didn't use any buses or ferries
>>>>either. I assumed from the online description that the bus
>>>>driver would notice if you didn't bother to tap on when
>>>>getting on the bus but didn't check if the bus bigger bus
>>>>stops had tap on and off posts like the light rail stops do.
>>>
>>> Macarthur had a recent face lift about 3 years ago, I expect this will
>>> be the "new" format.
>>> Went to Bondi Beach by Bus/train/bus ($2.50)
>>
>>Your a bludger on society? LOL
>
> Been ripped off all my working life!

no wonder you're such a twisted bitter westie loser

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Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 05:41 +1100
  Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 08:45 +1100
    Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 10:47 +1100
      Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 19:11 +1100
        Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 20:26 +1100
          Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 20:32 +1100
            Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 21:47 +1100
              Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 21:53 +1100
              Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 06:48 +1100
          Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-23 21:40 +1100
            Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 06:37 +1100
              Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 10:05 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 11:08 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 11:16 +1100
          Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-23 23:27 +1100
            Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 06:56 +1100
              Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 10:12 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 12:42 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 13:07 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 13:13 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 15:42 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 15:30 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Fred Smith <fred@smith.com> - 2015-12-24 03:29 +0000
                Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 14:58 +1100
        Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-23 23:22 +1100
          Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 06:52 +1100
            Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 12:48 +1100
          Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 09:38 +1100
            Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 10:46 +1100
            Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 12:55 +1100
              Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 13:15 +1100
              Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 13:32 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 13:35 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 14:51 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 14:55 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 16:13 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 15:02 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 15:27 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 16:14 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 16:34 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 15:44 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 16:35 +1100
              Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 15:39 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 22:33 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 05:25 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 10:01 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 10:34 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 11:25 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-26 13:58 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 15:30 +1100
                Re: Opal fare dodging "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 15:43 +1100
        Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 11:07 +1100
          Re: Opal fare dodging Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 12:08 +1100
            Re: Opal fare dodging "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-24 12:51 +1100

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