SIGNAL FAILURES
Track and trace
WITH its latest attempt to modernise and simplify train ticketing, the government has actually increased the baffling choices because it’s hanging on to old rubbish.
Harrogate-Leeds “digital pay as you go” (DPAYG) follows a similar initiative in the East Midlands. Passengers allow government-owned Northern to track their phone’s location and Northern takes fares from passengers’ bank accounts. DPAYG’s T&Cs exceed 4,000 words (on top of the national conditions of travel) and put the onus on passengers to ensure phones are connected and trackable when travelling.