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Contactless payment + farebox
A new trend
Fare collection has changed
Canadian and Americain Transit companies are now opting for a simpler farebox for collecting cash on buses. More specificly, the Classic cartridge farebox.
The vast majority of payments are now made by electronic ticket or contactless payment via a chip or bank card, Transit now prefers to have a simpler farebox for payments made in cash. This therefore eliminates a driver's screen, in addition to saving space on the floor. (ergonomic farebox)
Simplify, save money
Better distribution of expenses for the fare collection
And why not save money? The supply costs of a Classic farebox are 4 to 5 times cheaper than an old large electronic farebox. In addition, the maintenance costs are very low. The savings made can therefore be reinvested elsewhere. As, for example, in modern contactless payment devices.
Combined solution
Farebox + contactless payement devices
The idea behind this combined solution is to separate the technological part from the mechanical part. So you no longer depend on the proper mechanical functioning of the farebox to collect contactless payments. So any mechanical failure disabling all the farebox functions is thus avoided.
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