As of July 10th, 2020, the process of withdrawing cash payments in MPK will start
From July 10 in mobile ticket vending machines equipped with the option of paying by card and cash, the process of withdrawing cash payments will start. The decision on gradual withdrawal of automatic machines from Krakow vehicles of this option coincides with the introduction of such solutions in other large Polish cities. In the age of a pandemic coronavirus is a solution that limits the contact of passengers with coins.
The source of the article: Krakow.PL site (in Polish language) – Article
Cashless payments on the rise in MPK
The introduction of only one option – cashless payments, is also the result of various types of problems associated with the operation of mobile vending machines. The coin slots were very often blocked by inserting into them, among others rolled up old tickets or pieces of paper, all kinds of items: ice cream sticks or metal parts or old coins. Cash vending machines were also devastated due to the theft of the coins inside.
The option of only cashless operations in vending machines will therefore not only reduce the time needed to buy a ticket, but also will reduce the number of cases of unavailability of machines due to various types of devastation.
Stationary MPK Vending Machines still accept coins
The option to pay in cash will be withdrawn by July 31 from all machines installed in trams and buses that have so far served both forms of payment. This applies to 431 devices. In the remaining 608 mobile machines that allow you to buy tickets only for cash, you will still be able to pay with coins. These devices will be successively exchanged for cashless payments only. To make it easier for passengers waiting at the stop to know which payment is available in a given vehicle, appropriate information will be placed outside each tram and bus.
The stationary vending machines of the Krakow City Card will still be able to pay for the ticket with both a card and cash. Applications for purchasing tickets on the smartphone will also still be available for passengers: iMKA, mPay, moBilet, SkyCash, JakDojade or zbiletem.pl. The Krakow carrier is also working on introducing the possibility of paying for the ticket in the machines in the future using the BLIK system.
What do you think of these changes? For better or worse?
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