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03 Apr 2008

Biometric Bus Pass Arrives, but not as ID

My new “biometric” bus pass card finally arrived this morning – complete with a 16 page book of confusing rules which basically says that the rules are very complicated so we should always “ask the driver” whether our cards are valid for each particular journey!

For example, it seems that we can travel from the hospital in the next county before 09:30 or after 23:00; but not from the closer hospital in our county town! With a “companion” we can apparently travel to/from a much more distant specialist hospital; something we apparently cannot do alone!

In spite of the expense of this new scheme, this new card is little use as ID: Unlike the previous bus pass, this one has no space for the user’s signature (the back is covered with yet more rules). Also, the “passport grade” photo they demanded will often not look like the user – eg. No spectacles etc.

Surprisingly, in this era of “social inclusion” there are two types and colours of card – although both have exactly the same benefits: The “elderly” have a wide red stripe and the “disabled” have an orange stripe.

Wibbis:
1. New initiatives occasionally made life simpler!
2. Officialdom was not so keen on inventing new rules.
3. Some thought had been given to producing a multi-purpose card.

• Posted by Richard S on 03/04/08 at 1:36pm
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