Traveling on public transport? Here's how to check that your multi-line card is valid through your smartphone
A Lego colleague boarded a Dan bus line this morning, and encountered a supervisor who identifies all of the multi-line tickets as not valid. The "inspector" demanded they pay a fine, although passengers insisted they paid for the trip. This is how you protect yourself with your smartphone
Traveling on public transport? Here's how to check that your multi-line card is valid through your smartphone
Boiling: Today (Tuesday) during the morning hours, a man in civilian clothing came up to the Dan line of 189. The person identified himself as an inspector and pulled out the test device that appeared legitimate. Any card he collected from passengers was identified on the device as not valid when boarding. Passengers were furious with a "monitor" response stating that they had to pay a fine, as they allegedly tried to board the bus without paying. One of the passengers took the inspector to the attack machine and stated that it was attacked, and a second passenger presented it through the Android app.
Of course, all these proofs did not prevent him from "handing out fines" to any of the passengers and re-charging them through the device he had. When asked to present his inspector's certificate, or in fact any other identifying document linking him to "Dan," he refused, and continued to rage at other travelers on the grounds that they had not paid for their trip. And so, travelers who already had their tickets already charged again for the trip. The money was allegedly charged by "Dan", but it is still unclear whether that was really the case or whether the money was transferred to another party or not charged at all.
The Dan bus company spokeswoman said: "A malfunction has been immediately rectified. Dan apologizes for the exception and all lessons have been learned. Every passenger who is unnecessarily charged the fare. In uniform. "
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To the full articleBoarding is also allowed from the back doors via a multi-line card (Photo: Kobi Liani)
Boarding on buses will also be allowed from the back doors via a multi-card Dan Egged card (Photo: Kobi Liani)
This is how you check that your multi-line card is valid
The multi-line cards are smart cards with an electronic chip and a small memory component containing the cardholder's personal information. The standard was chosen for use by the Ministry of Transport because it is very easy to implement in all types of public transport available in Israel. Fortunately, deciphering the information on the card was done by using NFC technology, which has become especially popular in the smartphone world in recent years. The smartphone testing process is only possible if you have an NFC component: You can check this by going into settings, connections, and then checking to see if the NFC is found and if it is, turn it on.
With the online multi-line app you can view available contracts as well as your history of attacks. (Screenshot)
Multi-line online (Photo: screenshot, official website)
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The multi-line revolution came to Israel a few years ago with one purpose - to change the face of public transport and access it in a cashless way. Today, the revolution has changed the reality of passengers, and despite quite a bit of criticism, it has undoubtedly brought a welcome upgrade to the way tens and hundreds of thousands of Israelis move every morning. However, bus companies were not conducted according to how much this transit will be sharp and fast. And so a thousand complaints arose from the elderly travelers, the tourists, and of course those who failed to load the ticket on time and have no other way to pay for the trip.
Transport companies, including Israel Railways, Egged and Dan, have already started operating devices that allow rapid attack on bus lines (Photo: Kobi Liani)
Boarding on buses will also be allowed from the back doors via a multi-card Dan Egged card (Photo: Kobi Liani)
