I had a phone conversation with LOROL this afternoon regarding why the ticket machines refuse to sell discounted Bus + Tram Passes for customers on a low income/New Deal travelcards at the ticket machines despite being under TfL control.

According to the lady from LOROL, they have currently no plans to sell such tickets from the machines, nor from the new machines at the ticket office once it's installed as although they're regulated by TfL, they're not obliged to offer such products "as a private company."

Just to clarify, they sell full price bus passes, but refuse to sell the discounted ones, but will review the situation.

So much for being the same as a Tube or DLR station!