Ripping off the Mac St kleptocracy is just as satisfying.
Tony G
> On 22 Jun 2017, at 10:01 am, Matthew Geiermatthew@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:
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> On 22/06/17 09:07, Tony Gallowayarg@... mailto:arg@aapt.net.au [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> > Using your Opal card to rip off Sydney Airport Corporation - priceless !
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> > I’m cheering all the way.
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> But it's not Sydney Airport Corporation that loses - they get their fees
> regardless.
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> It actually takes a bit of work to run an Opal card down to the level to
> make this really worth while, so I'm rather surprised at the values of
> 'loss' being bandied about.
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> Since treasury just can't abide by any one getting anything for free (cf
> removal of the 'free trips' travel reward and a hidden 12.5% fare
> increase for all regular commuters as a result), I'm sure a 'fix' will
> be forthcoming.
> The regular way to do this is to charge a card deposit close to the
> maximum a card can be driven negative.
> If you get an opal card from a retailer - the receipt has a line 'card
> deposit $0'. I'd say in a month or so the card deposit will be $10 and
> no more free Opal cards. (Which cost a few bob on their own, so they
> really don't want people using them only for a few trips and tossing
> them away).
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