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Fwiw, most major cities that I have lived in now have tap to pay.

• solardev 3y ago
  With a phone or credit card, not one of their special cards?
  • noodlesUK 3y ago
    Yeah, London, Birmingham, NYC, PDX all have tap to pay these days and they support NFC credit/debit cards and Apple Pay/other mobile wallets
    • interhater 3y ago
      Was just in London for a day and being able to tap my phone with no app or anything was just dreamy. Ended up riding the underground several times without a care, whereas many years ago when I had to buy an Oyster card (?) I couldn’t be arsed. So, enthusiastic agreement over here.
  • raffraffraff 3y ago
    Ireland uses a special card. It's not that much of a pain to be honest. You can top the card up on your phone if you've got NFC and their app. But of course for a tourist, there's a certain amount of on-boarding that could be avoided if they just accepted traps directly from bank/credit cards or phones, and they wouldn't have to deal with replacement cards or an app. Still, the card works on all public transport within the city, buses all over the country, and some commuter trains but not intercity trains (eg: I can go from Dublin to Belfast by tapping the card, but to be honest I'm probably gonna book that in advance anyway to guarantee a seat). Some smaller privately run bus operators also accept the card.