PHOTO: ODT FILESSome passengers continued to travel free on Dunedin buses yesterday, following the launch of the new Bee Card and flat fare system the previous day. Otago Regional Council transport manager Garry Maloney said that was because a small number of buses in a wider fleet used by its operators did not have the Bee Card hardware installed. Normally, those buses were not required for standard bus routes, but were needed due to Alert Level 2 social distancing restrictions. "We are running additional buses on some routes and dedicated school buses, which has pulled these older buses into service on a small number of trips. He said "teething problems" from day one had started to work themselves out as passengers and bus drivers got used to using the new card.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 02, 2020 15:56 UTC