Howardh
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Greater Manchester is, slowly, introducing tap-in/out for some of it's rail stations. Great, very convenient and all that; however those like me with railcards won't get the benefit of a discount so we still need to purchase a ticket. I know some systems like the OV Chipcard in Netherlands can do this with specialist cards, maybe even Oyster in London (??) but I wonder if a better solution is to link your debit/credit card to your railcard - so that you go to the TFGM site, log in to your account, and submit both your railcard and debit/credit card number so that when you tap in/out, then the system recognises your card number is subject to a discount?
Is this technically possible, has it been done elsewhere? Or would there be to much fraud, even if accidental, ie. a younger spouse using their partner's card unwittingly?
Is this technically possible, has it been done elsewhere? Or would there be to much fraud, even if accidental, ie. a younger spouse using their partner's card unwittingly?