Following on from being able to download boarding codes to Excel, the Passenger team have now made downloads available directly for INIT’s COPILOTpc on-board computer which powers paper-ticketing, smart card and other systems on the vehicle.

Since launching mobile ticketing, having the day’s boarding code readily available on ticket machines has proved invaluable. Drivers find it easier to check it against the rider’s ticket; whilst operators benefit from the reduced operational costs of not having to communicate it to the drivers each day.

Previously, Passenger had matched algorithms from existing ticket machine installations to make sure mobile ticketing and on-board systems were in sync. This option is, of course, still available to operators, but in situations where a system is not yet in place, it now becomes even easier to get set up.