Public transport users in Melbourne are touching on but not topping up.
According to data from Public Transport Victoria in May, the most common type of fare evasion is an insufficient myki balance.
Head of the Public Transport Users Association Daniel Bowen told RRR news that fare evasion could be reduced by making it more accessible to top up your myki.
Most cases of fare evasion occur on buses, the only mode of transport with an on board top up system.
Despite the presence of a bus driver and the ability to top up your myki on board, fare evasion on buses remains almost double that of trains or trams.
So if lack of accessibility to top up is not the issue, then what is?
