Tap and go isn’t exactly a new concept, but using it on your phone for transport in Victoria is. So what needs work?
Now that Melbourne’s transport has finally caught up with the modern era and has a way to pay using your phone, catching a ride using the state’s services should be a little easier.
But things aren’t quite as rosy if you need to have that pass checked, with news that the officials on-board don’t quite have the payment checking terminals yet.
With Sydney’s Opal system offering the technology whether used with an Opal card, credit and debit, or phone and watch, is the technology really such a complex thing to roll out?
Pickr’s Leigh Stark is brought in to explain to Jacqui Felgate on 3AW’s Drive programme for June 10, 2026. Hear the segment below.
