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"I just received my Opal Card statement and it made me very angry because I have been charged a "default" fare for not tapping off," reports Maureen King of Lane Cove. "This seems totally unfair because the Opal machines don't work and so it's impossible to tap off. It is a hopeless system, that must be costing taxpayers and commuters lots of money."Â