Uno Buses, along with the University of Northampton, has launched contactless payments on their new Ticketer ETMs – the first operator to go live across Northampton.
This means contactless is available on all Uno services including their Violet 19 route, as well as Android and Apple Pay.
Jim Thorpe, Managing Director for Uno Buses, says: “This is a great development for us here at Uno, we know our customers want convenience and contactless makes bus travel that little bit easier. It’s also a great way to encourage more and more people to join us onboard, especially for those who don’t travel with us regularly.
“The team here are so excited to be able to offer further enhancements to the customer experience. The new ticket machines will also be key in us developing and improving our digital platforms, so customers can access better real time information about their journey.
“As part of the launch event we carried out a time trial with 6 students boarding the bus paying with cash, and 6 students using their contactless bank cards. No surprises, it was almost 30% faster.”
Last October £1.5m was invested in the new Violet buses, eight state-of-the-art environmentally friendly vehicles with free super-fast wi-fi and USB charging points. The new contactless payments have been described as ‘the icing on the cake’.
