As Transport for London claimed contactless payment on buses has been a success despite missing its target usage figures, Caroline Pidgeon told the MayorWatch website:
"Contactless technology has not really caught on with passengers in London. A year after its roll out on London’s 8,500 buses it seems each bus is typically seeing just four fares every day being paid with a bank card.
“Of course contactless payment can sometimes be convenient for people with no cash on them, or when people have a lack of credit on their Oyster card. However, what is clear is that most people are just occasional users and not paying with their bank card on a regular basis.
“Oyster should always offer the same or cheaper fares than contactless payment. No one should ever be penalised for simply not having a bank card.”