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Re: Rover ticket
Posted by Ralph Ayres at 20:46, 8th October 2024
 
The only way to 'automate' a '3 in 7', '8 in 15' or 'x in y' type of Rover ticket is to sell it in the same manner as a flexi-season - i.e. on a Smartcard where it will imprint 3, 8 or x tickets and an expiry date on the smartcard.

Agreed. Mag stripe tickets are now 40+ year old technology. There's no provision for tracking use on a specific number of non-consecutive days.

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by PhilWakely at 13:06, 8th October 2024
 
The only way to 'automate' a '3 in 7', '8 in 15' or 'x in y' type of Rover ticket is to sell it in the same manner as a flexi-season - i.e. on a Smartcard where it will imprint 3, 8 or x tickets and an expiry date on the smartcard.

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by grahame at 12:54, 8th October 2024
 
They can't (sorry - haven't) get card and paper tickets to even work the barriers. I bought a FOSS the other week at Bath Spa, walked straight across and put it in the barrier having filled in the use day on the second part, and was told by the gate-line bloke that I had kept it too close to me phone in a sort of "you should take care of your ticket" tone.

I would conjecture that modern technology would allow the barriers and electronic gubbins to note on which day which particular ticket has been used and deduct a day from the stock accordingly - quite clever things are done with much more sophisticated cards and systems.

Looking at plans for linking tickets to credit / debit cards and "always offering you the best possible deal for your journey in walk up tickets", can I take that as a promise that when I'm out and about for a fortnight as I am at the moment that my fare total will be capped at the FOSS price?  It is, after all, the ultimate walk up. ticket!

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by stuving at 12:44, 8th October 2024
 
If you need to write on ticket cards, you'll find "paper ticket" is rather a misnomer. The face is shiny, and even permanent markers may wipe off, and the back is absorbent and shiny so they smudge. All you can do is pick a fine-tip permanent marker and test, or if all else fails use a CD marker.

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by ChrisB at 12:19, 8th October 2024
 
How do you mark off the days you travel?

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by Clan Line at 12:14, 8th October 2024
 
Wouldn't it be easy if they did an e ticket version  ?? 

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by ChrisB at 11:27, 8th October 2024
 
I think you'll need something with a finer point than a sharpie - the boxes are quite (very) small

Sharpie's smudge too.

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by Clan Line at 11:19, 8th October 2024
 
For "Biro" read "Sharpie"  !

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by JayMac at 10:47, 8th October 2024
 
You might find a fine tip marker is better for writing on the tickets, be they card stock or paper roll.

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by Clan Line at 09:00, 8th October 2024
 
Must make sure that I have a Biro with me then !

Re: Rover ticket
Posted by JayMac at 19:46, 7th October 2024
 
Paper tickets from ticket office or onboard only.

Rover ticket
Posted by Clan Line at 19:35, 7th October 2024
 
I am going to buy a FOSS Rover ticket next week. I believe that with the paper ticket you have to mark it with the date each day that you use it. How to you do this with an e ticket ? 

 
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