Bike hire

danielled
danielled Posts: 3
edited August 2010 in Commuting chat
Hi Guys,
I want to write a blog about the bike hire scheme, and focus on the payment side (thats what my blog is about!)
Is it effective? Would mobile payments work? What about tourists/non-residents?
Your help would be much appreciated.

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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    have you actually tried it yourself?
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  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    Being able to use Oyster card would be an improvement.
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    artaxerxes wrote:
    Being able to use Oyster card would be an improvement.

    this and more obvious as well
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,411
    Isn't the issue with Oystercard that you it isn't necessarily linked to your credit card or some form of ID? So if you get an Oystercard, stick £5 of credit on it using cash, then you can ride off with a bike, with no way of tracing you or charging you if the bike isn't returned.
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  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    rjsterry wrote:
    Isn't the issue with Oystercard that you it isn't necessarily linked to your credit card or some form of ID? So if you get an Oystercard, stick £5 of credit on it using cash, then you can ride off with a bike, with no way of tracing you or charging you if the bike isn't returned.

    They could have just made the key oyster compatible (maybe it is).
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Isn't the issue with Oystercard that you it isn't necessarily linked to your credit card or some form of ID? So if you get an Oystercard, stick £5 of credit on it using cash, then you can ride off with a bike, with no way of tracing you or charging you if the bike isn't returned.

    They could have just made the key oyster compatible (maybe it is).

    Hmmm, good point!

    I don't know what I'd change really, apart from the above. I think it's rather good!

    However, the thing that's still stopping most non-cyclists from using it is the perception of danger on the roads.

    Don't know what can be done about that.
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