METRO has sought to ease fears about an overhaul of the bus company's ticketing system, saying its passengers won't be left in the lurch by the scrapping of some paper tickets.
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From October, Metro's Day Tripper and Day Rover tickets will no longer be available.
They will be replaced by Greencards with lower daily caps.
Paper tickets, paid for with cash, will still be available for single trips.
Greencards can be topped up directly with bus drivers and at Metro shops, depots and agents.
Metro chief executive Stuart Wiggins said the ticketing changes were about slashing wait times and making public transport cheaper and more efficient.
“We are continually looking to reduce wait times and improve on time performance,'' he said.
''These changes are designed to offer a more seamless ticketing options while providing better value to our customers.''
Denison independent MHR Andrew Wilkie had feared cash tickets would be abandoned altogether.
Mr Wilkie feared the changes would hit elderly people and interstate visitors hardest.
He said there weren't enough facilities for people to purchase and top-up Greencards.
''Hobart is not like Melbourne where there are Myki card agents on every corner,'' Mr Wilkie said.
''Hobart also has a significantly older population who will struggle with these changes.''
Metro said a road show outlining its ticketing changes would take place in August and September.
