"Thousands of travellers have faced fines after travelling on the Stansted Express unaware that there is no contactless payment at the end of their journey, despite being able to tap in at Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale station. In 2019, watchdog London TravelWatch estimated that 16,000 travellers per year were being fined up to £100 for not buying their ticket in advance."
"Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy said: 'Rail ticketing is far too complicated and long overdue an upgrade to bring it into the 21st century. Through the expansion of tap-in tap-out technology and shortly through GBR, we're doing just that and making buying tickets more convenient, more accessible and more flexible - and ensuring passengers can get the best fares.'"
Contactless tap-in, tap-out payments are being introduced at Stansted and Southend airports as part of a wider rollout across 50 rail stations in the south east. Thousands of travellers previously faced fines on the Stansted Express because contactless tap-out was unavailable at the airport, with London TravelWatch estimating about 16,000 people a year fined up to £100. Passengers will be able to tap out at Stansted from December 14. The journey price remains around £21.90 for day tickets. Contactless will not support Oyster cards because Oyster technology is too old.
Read at Time Out London
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