In Offenbach, the rule was: No ticket, no access to the bus. At the same time, Corona makes it difficult to buy tickets. Now the OVB are taking countermeasures.
- In Offenbach nobody is allowed without ticker in the bus climb
- In the Buses even because of corona but no tickets sold
- Thank you OVB customers the only thing left was illegal driving – until now
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Offenbach – The announcement of Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) and Offenbacher Verkehrsbetriebe (OVB) not leaving anyone in Offenbach’s buses without a ticket, but not selling tickets in them for some time, causes expected misunderstanding: According to the current state of affairs, some of the potential customers either had to fear mobility or were forced to do it illegally to be.
“travel without paying is a criminal offense and costs 60 euros. ”The threat garnished the announcement that the RMV would be controlled again. As reported, Head of Department Sabine Groß, together with OVB bosses Anja Georgi and Heiko Linne, recommended that bus drivers be authorized to use the – sparsely sown – vending machines, in the RMV online shop or via a smartphone app.
Offenbach: last resort black driving? OVB customers desperate
Some people out Offenbach these alternatives alone would have helped little. Horst Hof describes his need as an example. The Bieberer will soon turn 88, will no longer drive a car on the advice of his family, is no longer so agile that he could walk longer distances, and therefore needs the bus to visit a doctor.
“Of course, these are not so many trips that there is one Season ticket would be worthwhile, ”he writes,“ if I want to use public transport now, there is no way to buy a ticket anywhere, as much as I would like to. ”
Offenbach: OVB recognize service gap – alternative ticket sales
Pensionner Hof does not have a PC or smartphone, nor does he have a grandson who could help him, nor does his son and daughter-in-law live far away. “I can’t even go to town from Bieber with impunity to get a day ticket there,” he had to assume on Wednesday (May 6th, 2020).
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In the meantime they have also OVB noticed that in Offenbach there is a service gap especially for older people who do not have access to the online offer. They then adjust and now explicitly open up the possibility “in this special situation to buy a ticket after the journey, if necessary, if there is an automatic machine at the exit point.”
Offenbach: OVB want more customer friendliness
Otherwise, this group of people should not be afraid of having to pay the increased transportation fee. “The inspectors know this problem,” it says. However, if you want to be completely sure, you can cut out and insert this article.
Another step towards customer friendliness in Offenbach: From today, passengers can take the OVB Purchase single tickets and day tickets from a mobile counter in the marketplace. This is intended to supplement the options for purchasing single tickets from the DB machines at the S-Bahn station. The mobility company is posting a converted regular bus between the S-Bahn branch and bus platform 4.
OVB give customers another way to buy tickets
The sales counter with ticket printer is located on the middle door of the bus and is open every working day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tickets (no season tickets!) Are sold out of the bus. Sales personnel and customers are separated by a plexiglass pane to protect against corona viruses. The distance rules must be observed.
BY THOMAS KIRSTEIN
Meanwhile, there are new infected numbers for the city and district of Offenbach, Hanau and the region. Another death was also confirmed. The museums in Offenbach are still closed. This is about to change soon. Visitors can expect a lot of unusual things because of Corona.
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