if fare cheats gets jail terms and fines, then commuters who are
overcharged etc should be compensated for the trouble they go
through if they are claiming the difference back eg. telephone fees
and at least, 20 times the fare difference refunded.
taken from example of customs fining contraband goods 20 times
entering SG..
apparently ez-link isnt a fine gentleman..
and yes, as said, i rather they use the farecard instead of wasting
hundreds of millions on a software which is vulnerable to countless
errors, and can potentially cripple the bus/mrt should a total
breakdown on the system occurs one day..
a side note: with farecards, bus companies claimed they lost $10
million/year due to farecard cheats
with ez-link, they lost $9 million/year.. like tt with $400 million
invested, they wont recoup the losses that fast
