Re:Field notes: London, England (2018)
by robjan on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @03:19AM
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I think it's because they have to maintain ticket machines for the people who choose to buy single tickets rather than use their Oyster/Contactless. It means maintaining the legacy ticket infrastructure which is less efficient and more time consuming. Anyone can get an Oyster card at a vending machine and most people in the developed world have a contactless payment card.
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Despite using contactless via Apple Pay, I don't actually have a contactless debit card. HSBC never issue me them even though I asked!
I'm not sure contactless is as ubiquitous as we think it is.
Re:Field notes: London, England (2018)
by hardlianotion on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @10:03AM
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May not be, but my local coffee shop in suburban Brockley no longer takes cash, which seems a pretty strong signal to me.
Re:Field notes: London, England (2018)
by laurencerowe on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @02:40PM
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My HSBC UK Visa debit card has had contactless support for at least five years. Perhaps just report it lost to get a new one issued. Even my US debit and credit cards have it now (with the exception of a metallic Amazon Prime card.)