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Lothian buses started trialling a passenger counting system back in March. https://www.lothianbuses.com/news/2018/03/automatic-passenger-counting-trial-on-our-buses/

Talking of boundaries, something similar still happens in Thanet. The 9X which runs in morning peak only, operates all stops from Broadstairs through Ramsgate to Sarre, which is part of the Thanet District Council boundary, then once past that, it operates set down only to Canterbury. I have...

Down in Thanet there’s the 9X which is all stops from Broadstairs through Ramsgate to Sarre, and then set down only between there and Canterbury. Lothian buses in Edinburgh also run a number of limited stop routes during peak times.

Very true. And if they failed to tap out, they get charged the maximum fare.

With a lot of places outside of London having fare stages, a tap on and tap off system could work really well. They do it on buses over in Australia. But with their dual door buses it works. Not sure how it would work with single door buses.

Running five minutes early is a tad too early. But as long as they don’t leave timing points early, then they are in the clear.

Contactless payments are definitely gaining in popularity down here in East Kent since Stagecoach introduced their new machines. It definitely speeds up boarding and paying for fares and reduces the amount of cash drivers have to carry making it safer too. I think sometime in the early 2020’s...

https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/lothian-launches-tourist-coach-market/ This was apparently an exclusive article that Richard Hall gave during the coach show at Blackpool. Includes photos of the interior and explains how they have redesigned the internal staircases etc. Interesting to note...