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| Contactless debit cards to be allowed to pay for single bus journeys | Contactless debit cards to be allowed to pay for single bus journeys |
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| Transport for London has announced that customers can use contactless debit cards to pay for single bus journeys if their Oyster cards are out of credit. | Transport for London has announced that customers can use contactless debit cards to pay for single bus journeys if their Oyster cards are out of credit. |
| From Thursday, the capital's 8,500 buses will accept the new cards, which can be debited for a journey by waving them over the yellow Oyster card reader by the driver's compartment. | From Thursday, the capital's 8,500 buses will accept the new cards, which can be debited for a journey by waving them over the yellow Oyster card reader by the driver's compartment. |
| The fare charged will be the same as a single Oyster card fare. | The fare charged will be the same as a single Oyster card fare. |
| Contactless cards carry a symbol similar to that indicating Wi-Fi or wireless internet on a computer or phone. | Contactless cards carry a symbol similar to that indicating Wi-Fi or wireless internet on a computer or phone. |
| Banks have been rolling out the new cards over the last year and there are now more than 30m in circulation. | Banks have been rolling out the new cards over the last year and there are now more than 30m in circulation. |
| The cards carry a £20 payment limit and are designed to give customers a fast and easy alternative to cash when making low-value payments and enable a customer to use their card by holding it up to a reader rather than tapping in their pin. | The cards carry a £20 payment limit and are designed to give customers a fast and easy alternative to cash when making low-value payments and enable a customer to use their card by holding it up to a reader rather than tapping in their pin. |
| The chip on the card limits the number of consecutive contactless transactions that are allowed before the customer is required to use their PIN number. | The chip on the card limits the number of consecutive contactless transactions that are allowed before the customer is required to use their PIN number. |
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