Translink has been slowly phasing in use of the Compass Card. TransLink nevertheless installed Compass card readers at the site. Compass card readers were first implemented as a beta in September 2013. The compass card was also a European invention. The Compass card number is not machine readable and must be submitted manually. The spelling appears, for instance, on a compass card published in 1607. The Compass Card has a [C$]6 refundable deposit. The latter errors occur because the compass card tilts on its mount when under acceleration. Tapping involves lightly touching the Compass card flat against a card reader. The Compass card system had been budgeted at $171million, but had risen to $194million. The Compass Card is the universal electronic fare system used in San Diego County. This fixes the compass card, from which the magnetic azimuth or amplitude can be read.