Variable thickness data card body

A fare card for storing information in a plurality of different ways for use in a transit system, the fare card comprising:

• a card body, wherein:
• the card body has at least a first region and a second region,
• the first region is adjacent to an edge of the card body,
• the first region has a first thickness,
• the second region has a second thickness, and
• the second thickness is different from the first thickness;
• a first data storage element, wherein:
• the first data storage element is in the first region, and
• the first data storage element stores fare information;
• and
• a second data storage element, wherein the second data storage element is in the second region.