The Tallinja card will, undoubtedly, reduce the risk of abuse.
On the other hand, it would have been more appropriate as well as just if people aged over 70 were given at least two years’ exemption to give them enough time to get used to it.
It is true that the government has sent circulars to every home but one has to admit that there are elderly people who would find themselves confused until they get used to this new system.