'Public transport card should be free'

The chip card which will replace ordinary tickets on all forms of public transport from 2008 should be free and there should also be a disposable version for tourists and occasional users, passenger groups said on Tuesday. Dutch Rail (NS) wants to charge 7.50 euro for the cards saying this will stimulate passengers to look after them. Disposable cards are not part of the concept, NS told the Volkskrant.//DutchNews.nl