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Another reason for "exact fare only"...
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Dec 12, 2001
"Exact fare only" buses were introduced to reduce the incidence of driver muggings! In the days when the driver had to carry a small leather bag with the fare money and change, they were a ripe target for thugs and neer-do-wells; "exact fare only" buses have a chute which takes the fare money into a small safe that the driver doesn't have a key for, thus making mugging them a pointless exercise.
Another reason for "exact fare only"...
Anglais Patriotique Posted Dec 12, 2001
Unless, of course, you really hate bus drivers.
Another reason for "exact fare only"...
Bluebottle Posted Dec 13, 2001
I went up to Coventry and was surprised to see the Exact Fare buses - it really threw me as all buses on the Isle of Wight and Southampton are normal buses where you give the driver a tenner, he scowls at you, and then gives you the change.
I thought it was because they didn't trust the drivers...
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Another reason for "exact fare only"...
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Dec 13, 2001
That too... 
Another reason for "exact fare only"...
Superplonker Posted Mar 15, 2002
Never give your fare in copper coins. The driver gets nasty, well at me he did. He said he didn't have any space to put them.
I had to go and get them changed for silver coins.
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Another reason for "exact fare only"...
- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Dec 12, 2001)
- 2: Anglais Patriotique (Dec 12, 2001)
- 3: Bluebottle (Dec 13, 2001)
- 4: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Dec 13, 2001)
- 5: Superplonker (Mar 15, 2002)
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