Bus company First launches new Bath travel card
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First launches new Bath travel card
The Travel+ card is being launched
on Monday by First, which operates the park and ride services, initially as a
trial but there are plans to roll the smartcard scheme out across other services
around the region.
The plastic card, similar to the Oyster cards used by
London Transport, will be able to store up to 30 single journeys for use on
travel to and from the Lansdown, Newbridge and Odd Down park and ride
sites.Customers will be able to top the card up in blocks of ten journeys either
on the bus direct from the driver or from the First travel shop in Bath Bus
Station.
Interim managing director for First in West of England, Paul
Matthews, said: This is an exciting development for bus users in Bath and is
the first stage in the roll out of our smartcard products."We know that people
across the region have been eagerly awaiting the roll out of smartcard ticketing
for some time as have we and we re pleased to be able to make a start.
The next phase will be to launch the Travel+ card s sQuid eMoney
purse capability, which will allow users to load money onto their smartcard
which can then be used to pay for travel on different services and will not be
restricted to the park and ride routes.
Cabinet member for transport,
Councillor Caroline Roberts, said: It is really important that the council and
First make park and ride journeys as convenient as possible for people who want
to use this quick, green form of public transport.
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smartcards are a crucial part of enhancing the customer experience, particularly
for those commuters who use the service daily with a ten journey ticket who must
currently store a piece of paper in their pockets which can easily get
lost.Together with on-board free Wi-Fi, leather seats, and a frequent and
regular, seven day a week service, the smartcard is playing its part in
delivering a world class park and ride service.
Ten single journeys for
use on the park and ride cost �13, but the first fifty people approaching
First s promotional team - who will be out and about at Newbridge Park and Ride
from 6am to 10am on Monday, at Odd Down Park and Ride from 6am to 9am on Tuesday
and at Lansdown Park and Ride from 6am to 9am on Wednesday - will have the
opportunity to buy the ten-journey smartcard for a special introductory price of
just �10.
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) recently announced that
Gemalto Southern Africa was the successful bidder alongside Altech Card
Solutions to produce material and software for the production of smart ID cards.
Billiaert says the cards contain advanced integrated security features,
making them difficult and expensive to forge. The card body is not a single
piece of plastic, but rather several layers of polycarbonate fused together,
explains Billiaert. This means the picture and other information of the holder
is not printed on the surface, but laser-engraved in the body. If someone tries
to delaminate the card, they will break it.
The second feature relating
to security is software, says Billiaert. Each card will have a microchip
containing all the information of the holder. Even if someone managed to alter
the picture on the card, the forgery will be picked up by the microchip.
Billiaert says Gemalto has included biometrics to boost security even
further and make the card more versatile. If the holder s fingerprint is
stored on the microchip, one can validate the identity of the person handing
over the card by scanning his fingerprint and comparing it with the one stored
on the card. There is no need for a huge database of fingerprints; you can
simply check if the fingerprints match, he says.
Gemalto provides the
same technology to more than 18 national programmes in countries such as
Belgium, Portugal, the US, India, Finland and Sweden. The technology is used
for various identification purposes, drivers licences, residents permits,
census programmes, validating of legal documents, voting, etc, says Billiaert.
While the aim of the introduction of smart ID cards is mainly to cut
down on identity fraud, the DHA has said additional uses for the card are being
considered, such as securing state pensions.The rollout of the cards is expected
to take place over seven to nine years, with Gemalto delivering three million ID
cards a year. The time it takes to issue the cards will depend largely on the
internal systems of the DHA,We provide the latest advances in security enhanced
products such as Custom
passive RFID tag, says Billiaert.
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IndusInd Bank Indulge credit card, a marquee credit card designed for the
distinguished individual who wields influence and power in the social hierarchy.
IndusInd Bank Indulge credit card comes with no-preset-spending-limit that
will give the cardholder additional spending flexibility over and above his
credit limit depending on his past spends and payment history.
With a
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chartered planes, yachts and super cars along with art advisory services,
IndusInd Bank Indulge credit card will partner the cardholders in pushing the
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priority pass and airport lounge access, offers on theatre and events,
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more.
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