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MSE News: No more cash fares on London buses from Sunday

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You'll need an Oyster card or contactless card to travel on London's buses from Sunday as cash fares are being axed...
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Throw in some discounts like 10% off Starbucks, free Pepsi at Pizza Hut with a meal, which should cost nothing as they will probably pay for getting the business.
Um - such a thing already exists, at (mainly) less cost than you are suggesting.
Only not sold by bus drivers
The main losers from this are one off or infrequent visitors, particularly those arriving late in the day after sales outlets for Oyster or travelcards have closed.
It's just so there is something to buy and get on with the journey, instead of sorry, please get off the bus. A Chinese tourist will have a Union Pay card, maybe a Master Card, but they still sign a slip to pay for things, so no Wave and Pay. But they will have cash. Let's face it, if you have no credit card and no cash, how did you expect to travel?
I have bought lots of tourist cards in lots of cities. I typically take a couple of bus rides and maybe an underground trip or two. Most of the time, I would have been better off buying singles if I wanted to deal with small change and work out the fares, because you are in a city to see things, not to ride the bus to get value for a Travelcard. I am HAPPY to pay for the one day card for the convenience.
If you are in a group, it could be cheaper to take a taxi.
You can also use Boris bikes,
If you are the kind that works it out down to the penny beforehand, you wouldn't be stuck, arguing with a bus driver that you have money, and holding everybody else up.
No cash also removes the risk of the driver being attacked for their takings.
I'm sure lots of businesses would like to tell customers that they can't pay by cash anymore and must pay in a manner that suits the company. But somehow they all manage to deal with cash efficiently.
Just another step that makes London a little nastier in my opinion.
Contactless is very common now, and there's tonnes of 24 hour shops in London where you could get a travelpass from.
What??
Have the trains gone cashless too?
One can still buy a paper Travelcard with cash, can't they?
The trains have not gone cashless
Yes you can buy a (one day) paper travelcard with cash. Only at a ticket office or machine though - not from an Oyster ticket stop.