If Presto is capable of charging double fares, and it is, then why doesn’t it already? Unless your journey involves a bus, not all of which are yet Presto-enabled, you do not need a paper transfer if you pay with Presto. London’s Oyster Card went live in 2003; the contract was signed in 1998, observes Chris Upfold, TTC’s chief customer service officer. “People were already coming into Toronto with their Presto card on GO. (Details have yet to be hammered out, but Upfold says single Presto fares will be available at every subway station.)

Source: National Post September 16, 2016 02:23 UTC