Riders can now use the Umo app or a free, reloadable card to pay their fare on B.C. Transit buses in Greater Victoria.
B.C. Transit has launched Umo, a new electronic-fare system designed to make bus travel easier and more efficient.
Driver Martha Martinez has already seen Umo in action during the trial period for the technology and is a definite fan. “I can show them where the app is and then they can use it throughout their visit, throughout Victoria,” she said.“It’s moving into the new century and moving away from coin jams or tickets getting stuck or $5 bills getting stuck.
The federal government paid 50 per cent of the cost, the province 40 per cent and local governments 1o per cent.
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