I write to you from Germany, where I work. I use an android device.

The transportation authority I am in is called Mainzer Mobilität and because my employer only covers 50% of the transportation costs if I use the digital travel card and not the physical one, I’m basically forced to use google wallet, which I hate. This transportation authority doesn’t offer pkpass files I could use with FOSS Wallet or pdf cards with my full name and a small qr code I could download. It has to be google wallet or use a physical card (and pay double).

I used to take a screenshot of the qr code and download the receipt as a pdf each month. On the receipt everyone can see the relevant data, including my full name, address, expiry date of the travel document, type of travel card and what I paid, but 5 days ago a “Kontrolleur” (an employee who boards buses to identify passengers without valid travel documents) fined me for not showing him the google wallet app with my pass there.

Yo read that right, it MUST be google wallet, otherwise I’m not carrying a valid travel document. The qr code alone together with the receipt with all my data and my identity card are not enough.

Is there any FOSS wallet or application that would work in Germany like google wallet does?

I really hate being forced to use google crap like this, I really don’t want to trust them with my data but I need to save as much as I can.

Feel free to suggest other communities where I could ask this question.

  • paperblue@feddit.orgOP
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    11 hours ago

    So I questioned somebody checking my ticket and they explained that lots of people buy the ticket online, screenshot the qrcode and refund it afterwards (14 period online in Germany).

    do you mean people will buy a qr code, screenshot it, use it for up to 14 days and return it? do they get the whole refund back? Never heard of this. How can it be even possible?

    Or do you mean something else?

    This 14 online period you talk about. Are you talking about the deutsche bahn? because I’m dealing with a local authority, the mainzer mobilität.

    On the fine they gave me, a so called “Beförderungsentgelt” it says if I show them proof that I own a valid travel ticket up to the 15.09 I don’t have to pay 60 Euros as a fine, but 7. Not that it’s fair they refuse to accept my receipt as a valid proof of payment and I’m contesting that as well.

    The qrcode certificate is signed and allows to check the validity of a ticket even if both phones are offline, which is a lot on German railway.

    and that’s why I always copy the qr code and have a copy of it on my phone. This was never a problem in the last 3 years, just with this one Kontrolleur.

    Usually there is a way to download or scan the pkpass version of the ticket.

    I’m all ears. If it’s of any help the website I access my profile page, download my receipts and screenshot my qr code from is https://abo.ride-ticketing.de/

    A year ago I asked them to send me a pkpass copy of my ticket and I’m still waiting :D

    I travel daily on Deutschland ticket and have never had the case that anybody asked to see it it is a screenshot and complain that its not the right app.

    then I just had back luck and had to deal with somebody not very smart.

    ich habe sowieso Widerspruch angelegt.