Comments on: How far is Myki making you walk?

By: How much does a Myki retailer earn? - Waking up in Geelong

How much does a Myki retailer earn? - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:32:05 +0000

[…] bus passengers in Melbourne there’s no way to purchase a ticket onboard the vehicle – random retail outlets are the only place where you can purchase a Myki so that you can travel. So how much does Public […]

By: Photos from ten years ago: December 2012 - Waking up in Geelong

Photos from ten years ago: December 2012 - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 20:34:13 +0000

[…] And stores were finally selling a $14 ‘Myki Visitors Pack‘ that was supposed to make up for the lack of ticket machines onboard trams. […]

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:23:57 +0000

In reply to Helen. Odd that bus interchange doesn't have a Myki machines - Highpoint has one. As does Chadstone.

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 03:25:26 +0000

This is not just an issue with trams. Some years ago I had to change busses at Southland. There was no Myki machine to top up my card at the bus interchange and the only shop in the complex which did it was a newsagent on the top level.

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:57:38 +0000

In reply to A.

From the limited data I could find bus passengers often top up with loose change, and only when they hit a negative balance.

https://wongm.com/2017/04/bus-passenger-myki-topup-amounts/

By: A

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:43:12 +0000

In reply to Albert3801.

There is also the reason of money.

Not everyone can afford Auto Top-Up. If you earn enough, it is convenient (if still a little delayed). If you do not earn enough, you’ll be struggling to afford it.

This might sound a bit cynical but part of me also thinks that increased fine revenue may have played a part as well in abolishing short-term tickets.

I also dislike the arbitrary (and wasteful) 4-year expiry date for Myki cards but that is another discussion altogether…

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:37:16 +0000

In reply to Heihachi_73.

Reminds me of this story a year ago – a local trader complaining PTV refuses to consider new applications from prospective vendors, despite being next door to a tram stop and railway station:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-east/store-owner-david-huynh-says-authorities-wont-let-him-sell-myki-topups-despite-huge-demand/news-story/a20c2b32bff8e61a3780c1b2a8ac758b

By: Heihachi_73

Heihachi_73 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 08:04:55 +0000

Myki is still a problem with the dead zones, especially at night. Vermont South is a horrible dead zone, usually the only way to top up there is hope that buses are still running and the driver has the machine turned on, as the only place around Vermont South is a 9 to 5 chemist inside the shopping centre, meanwhile a 24-hour Shell/Coles Express service station is right out the front next to the tram stop! While 7-Elevens have myki equipment, they aren’t exactly on every street corner once you leave the CBD. Of course it was beyond the government to even think of putting myki top-up equipment in places which are open late (aside from 7-Eleven), such as supermarkets or petrol stations.

By: Myki and penny pinching bus passengers - Waking up in Geelong

Myki and penny pinching bus passengers - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:34:06 +0000

[…] few weeks ago I asked the question – How far is Myki making you walk? Turns out many think that selling a tickets onboard public transport is a needless luxury, and that […]

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 01:52:49 +0000

In reply to Albert3801.

It was confusing for me as an outsider:

https://wongm.com/2016/07/why-is-buying-sydney-opal-card-so-difficult/