Talwinder Sandhu, a driver for Reading Buses, was delighted to find that he had issued the billionth ticket bought through a Ticketer electronic ticket machine in the UK, and won a luxury Hotel Chocolat hamper, presented by Ticketer’s Managing Director John Clarfelt.
Ticketer was founded eight years ago. Ticketer made its mark supplying easy to use, high-tech ETMs, initially mainly to small and mid-size operators, and has quickly grown into a contactless ticketing expert supplying everyone from the smallest to the largest bus operators in the UK. In fact, Ticketer is growing so quickly that it expects to reach its two billionth ticket within the next 12 months.
Martijn Gilbert, Reading Buses’ Chief Executive Officer said: “We’re honoured to learn that the billionth Ticketer ticket has been issued onboard one of our buses. We were one of the first larger bus operators to adopt the flexible retailing platform and have worked closely with Ticketer since to deliver a number of industry firsts, including seamless and network wide contactless bank card acceptance just 13 months ago.
“And, our collaborative partnership helped us to be at the forefront of QR code ticketing through our mobile app, which has revolutionised how our customers buy their tickets.”
Ticketer MD Mr Clarfelt says: “The last couple of years have been the busiest in our history. We have more than doubled in size, in terms of operators we serve, tickets we issue, and our Ticketer Team staff.
“We pride ourselves on giving all our clients, from the very smallest local bus services to the national operators, all the benefits of multiple payment options including contactless technology, delivered for the convenience of passengers and drivers alike, as well as the smoother running of bus services.”
