<blockquote>t from 16 September people can simply tap a debit or credit card – if it is enabled for contactless payment – on the terminal gates as they start and end their journey, with the payment coming straight out of the bank account. Bus travellers in London have been able to pay for their single journeys using contactless banks cards since 2012, and the technology is now being introduced for the tube, Docklands Light Railway and London Overground trains.</blockquote>