Cashless Le Mans?

Cashless Le Mans?

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eastlmark

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1,654 posts

208 months

Tuesday 29th September 2015
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Have just got back from WSR in Le mans and have to report the circuit has gone "cashless" a la Nurburgring. Have to pay for (1 euro) and charge up a card from various cash cabins set up around the place and then use that to buy all your drinks and food etc. Plan is that at the end of the day you line up and get refunded anything not used over 1 euro but you can imagine the queues at the end of the day so most don't bother.
No displays on the tills either so difficult to know how much balance you have left. This was a much smaller event that the 24 hours and cannot imagine it working too well once 1/4 million people are using it.
It all looks permanent as well so guessing it will be in place for the 24h in 2016.

eastlmark

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1,654 posts

208 months

Tuesday 29th September 2015
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not forgetting your 1 euro deposit for the branded drinks cup which means carrying it around all day and night! yes, if it survives is a nice and cheap souvenir I guess.