07-05-2019, 10:32 PM
I had an interesting experience with my first time paying a fare this evening - I tapped on at the station, about 10-15 seconds after the people in front of me. When I approached the pedestal, the screen had some general welcome screen. I tapped my card and the screen switched to something like "Valid Wat card detected, welcome!"... but I don't have a Wat card, I have a pay-as-you-go card with $20 loaded on it. I pulled my card back and tapped again, and it seemed to detect my card and deduct the proper fare.
But it seems like the first time I tapped, it displayed the information for the people ahead of me (I saw a Waterloo lanyard on the person's pocket). If last tap had also been a pay-as-you-go card, I might have not realized that I wasn't being charged.
But it seems like the first time I tapped, it displayed the information for the people ahead of me (I saw a Waterloo lanyard on the person's pocket). If last tap had also been a pay-as-you-go card, I might have not realized that I wasn't being charged.