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Labour MPs complain about transport cardWednesday 25 November 2009 Labour MPs plan to question junior transport minister Tineke Huizinga about the double fees some public transport users are paying since the partial launch of the new public transport smart card. The smart card - ov-chipkaart - is the only form of ticket accepted on Rotterdam and Amsterdam's metro but elsewhere other paper tickets are still in use. But every transport company has developed its own system and fee structure, meaning passengers are faced with a complex system of charges. For example, people switching from trains run by Dutch Rail have to pay a second time if they change to a privatised Veolia train because the two rail companies have different systems. And single tickets bought on Amsterdam's trams cannot be used on privatised Connexxion buses, forcing passengers to pay the full fee a second time. Before the introduction of the smart card, public transport strip tickets were accepted on all buses and trams nationwide. © DutchNews.nl Get the DutchNews.nl newsletter in your mailbox: Click here to subscribe
Mark, I thought the same thing about it being more expensive but now that I use the OV card I actually think its cheaper. You pay only for how far you travel. Just hopping on a tram for 2 or 3 stops can cost less than .75 euro cents. By Mark (another Mark) | November 25, 2009 12:19 PM Dear Mark, By John | November 25, 2009 1:54 PM I got on a night bus with a one day card last week. The driver told me he couldn't accept it as it had to be a GVB card. The fact that the card had "GVB" written on it was of no interest to him. I was never a Zwaartrijder, until now. By raden | November 25, 2009 5:16 PM check out OV card on the you tube as well, its proven to suck money not save, and if u forgot to uitcheck a fine is immediate. This company earn € 40m just by unclaim fine alone.. check old issue of dutchnews. By zen | November 25, 2009 6:41 PM The chip card isn’t working at all well in my view as it has suddenly becomes more expensive, and it doesn’t make sense. This happens when you buy a star pass from the machines in Albert Hein. If I get on a Conexxion bus to and from Amstelveen I get charged again, even though I have paid for monthly unlimited travel within the area. I have been told the systems are not compatible. Now I have to have a paper ticket, and a chip card dependent on which company and which form of transport I use. It’s more complex and more expensive. By Jonathan Connett | December 15, 2009 3:06 PM Place your comments: |
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I live in Den Haag which is still a strippenkaart friendly city. I work in Rotterdam and witnessed the big mess of the attempted introduction of the ov chipcard. I have an abonnement to travel to work so I avoid being charged double.
My biggest problem with the chipcard compared with the strippenkaart is that it's more expensive. Especially the initial cost of the card. In the past a single strippenkaart could be used for many people to travel but now every traveller must pay more for the chipcard which might only be used once.
Another thing... Isn't it more environmentally friendly to produce strippenkaart compared with chipcards?
By Mark | November 25, 2009 8:51 AM