Timeh Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 A friend passed this on to me A young man tries to board a bus but his oyster card is faulty, he tries to pay with cash. Heres what happened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ref5hwILPII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Bus company is a private company, they are not legally oblidged to take your business. After they refused this mans business, he should have left the bus, instead, he was just holding up the other passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Can't you pay with a contactless card?? You can on the underground in London, I assumed it worked on the rest of the Oyster System????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Yes you can geared, good move that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixboy Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 understand the young man was trying to make a point and feels hard done to. thats one point. As waldo said tho, it is a private company with their own policies. By not leaving the bus and remonstrating he was causing a breach of the peace (or possibly some other offense). right or wrong, when the police get involved there is only one winner. much better to get off the bus and take it up with the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker7 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Bus company is a private company, they are not legally oblidged to take your business. After they refused this mans business, he should have left the bus, instead, he was just holding up the other passengers. Yes I agree. But, shouldn't Public Service Vehicle be just that and their State granted license should say that. It is ridiculous to expect a Public Service to make a profit. They are there to grease the wheels of the state and industry so that the profit makers can operate in an advantageous environment. The N.H.S. keep the workers fit The School system provide literate and numerate workers. The Police keep order and allow peaceable citizens to go about their work unhindered. I remember when Sheffield had the most efficient bus service in the country. Then it was deregulated and we were on the rocky road to no service on a Sunday and no service out of profitable hours. Except in London? Why was that? A=Because everyone new it would cause chaos. The provinces had to like it or lump it in the name of capitalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Wasn't one of the main points about going cashless to stop wasting everyones time trying to give some moron change for a twenty pound note. Now everyone can just file on and touch a card against a pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now