02-21-2018, 09:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-21-2018, 09:29 PM by danbrotherston.
Edit Reason: Misread original statement.
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(02-21-2018, 08:46 PM)chutten Wrote: And what if you don't pay with Presto?
Is this a question for me? I'm not sure what the payment method on GO Transit would matter, it wouldn't stop you from tapping your EasyGo card. They should be able to set it up so that GO Transit's equipment will validate that an EasyGO card user has actually boarded (or deboarded) a GO Transit vehicle.
I suppose it would allow the particularly dedicated fraudsters to walk up to the GO Train platform and tap there, before continuing on their journey, but it's still better than the planned system.
Edit: Never mind, I realize you're asking about the original system, where you must give your presto card number to GRT/EasyGO.
To be honest, I think most of the GO Transit Transfer discounts are only available through presto anyway. I don't really have a big problem with this. Yes, it's another way that being poor might cost more, but compared with other ways, this is small. But I'm sure others will disagree. Although, I'll point out, that my suggestion does not suffer from a requirement to have a Presto Card.