"Leap" into the unknown: The feedback thread

Jehuty42 · 12-01-2012 10:21pm

SilverLiningOK wrote: »

Most other systems using smart cards work in the same way.

Can we get a citation on that? This can't be the best way.

I know London uses a flat fare, but that won't work here because of how our routes are set up(charging people the same from their house to the shopping centre down the road as from their home all the way to city centre or the other side of town). What do non-flat-fare operators(are there any?) do?

Victor · 12-01-2012 10:29pm

ixoy wrote: »

Any particular reason there's a minimum of 7 days between Auto Top Ups (3.4 (f))? Surely it can be whenever required?

I presume to make sure there aren't multiple top-ups in the process at the same time causing confusion.

Carawaystick · 12-01-2012 10:51pm

markpb wrote: »

On the other hand, it's not possible for a contactless reader to decide which card to talk to, it's not physically possible. This isn't a limitation of Leap, all contactless cards are the same.

I had a contact less smartcard for access to work, two contact less cards for a non-combined train/bus annual ticket and a bike contact less smartcard.
The smartcard for work always worked, in a closed wallet, so not all contact less smartcards are the same

Victor · 12-01-2012 10:54pm

bk wrote: »

Even for LUAS and DART users it is barely a benefit, all LUAS and DART stations have ticket machines which you will be able to top up at anyway.
At best it means you can top-up the night before, rather then spending 60 seconds at the ticket machine the next day. Hardly worth it given the confusion it seems to cause.

It means that a parent could top-up on-line for their children in one fell swoop or an accounts department do it for staff.

Nermal wrote: »

If the top-up via direct debit fails, the bus validator has already topped me up. How do they sort that in London?

Likely something along the lines of the card is likely black-listed (and will start being rejected by validators quickly, certainly with 24 hours) and a message will be sent to the account holder saying the debit has failed and that they will need to top-up up if they want to use the card.

Carawaystick wrote: »

I had a contact less smartcard for access to work, two contact less cards for a non-combined train/bus annual ticket and a bike contact less smartcard.
The smartcard for work always worked, in a closed wallet, so not all contact less smartcards are the same

Yeah, I have Leap / Irish Rail and Dublin Bus cards and they can usually get ignored where relevant.

Genghis wrote: »

1. Multiple cards / one wallet
I have an annual commuter smartcard from Irish Rail and a Leap card in my wallet. If I approach the gate at Heuston and flash the wallet, presumably there is a 50:50 chance that my Leap card will open the gate and charge me the maximum deduction of €4.30. Expensive risk.

You can still have 2 cards in one wallet, but open the wallter and present only one side / card to the validator.

starfish12 wrote: »

Tried to top up my leap card in the city centre last night at 8pm to be told that all the leap machines were 'doing an update' was told this by 3 separate stores, so not exactly ideal.

Completely agree on the lack of audio whilst paying, when I got the bus into town the driver told me to 'hurry the f up' (his exact words) as I had obviously stood with the card on the machine for too long, then coming home, the driver roared at me for taking it away too quickly, printed a couple of receipts which I didn't get a copy of and then told me to 'leave it on longer in future.'

Perhaps unfair to be venting frustrations, but hmmm, life.

As an irregular bus user, it didn't really encourage me to use it in future, esp as it was impossible to top up!

There is a small LCD screen about the size of a calculator screen on the passenger side of the driver's terminal, watch this. One you hear the beep, see the green light or see the display change from your old to new balance, you can take the card away.

sham69 wrote: »

I started using one this week only for the bus.
It saves me having to have the exact money for the fare every single day, saves me 20c on my fare and saves my washing machine from getting clogged with bus receipts.

I only go a few stops on the way home so have to place the card on the machine at the driver and state the fare.
He then looks at me, I look at him, he looks at me, I look at him again until he says ok and then I take the card.
It takes a good 10-15 seconds, which is a lot when there are a dozen or so people behind you.
I feel like a bit of a lemon as I never know how long to leave the card on the machine...

Watch the passengers display, not the driver.

markpb · 12-01-2012 11:43pm

Carawaystick wrote: »

I had a contact less smartcard for access to work, two contact less cards for a non-combined train/bus annual ticket and a bike contact less smartcard.
The smartcard for work always worked, in a closed wallet, so not all contact less smartcards are the same

Your door access card isn't a contactless smaetcard, it's just a proxy/RFID card which uses different technology and different radio frequencies so it doesn't interfere (or isn't interfered by) actual contactless cards.

markpb · 12-01-2012 11:46pm

SilverLiningOK wrote: »

It really hasn't been marketed very well. Only recently say the ads on the buses.

It was (for whatever reason) only soft launched in December. They always said that the full launch with proper advertising and promotion and more features would happen in the New Year. They're advertising on buses, trams, Luas platforms and in the Metro so far.

markpb · 12-01-2012 11:51pm

n97 mini wrote: »

I know the Leap validator on the bus is not on-line, but is some other system on the bus on-line, i.e. the one that tells the RTPI the bus's location?

What sort of connection is this, is it 3G, TETRA...?

I know you're only asking out of curiosity but FWIW it doesn't matter. There's no net connection and backoffice fast enough to send your card details to a host, download any actions and apply them and to your card fast enough to be suitable for transit. (I think the suggested timeframe is less than 300ms.) No-one does online transit apps for good reason.

Luas and Dart gates aren't online (for validation) either, it's just that they have enough memory to be able to download all the actions.

Victor · 13-01-2012 12:46am

Draupnir wrote: »

I had topped up online last week but the top up hadn't been made available at the LUAS stop the next time I went to board a tram. I validated and the card allowed me to go into a negative balance, so I was still able to take my tram without any issue. I was pleasantly surprised by that fact.

You can go overdrawn by the amount of the deposit. To start a trip on Dublin Bus, you need a positive balance and enough credit. With Luas and Irish Rail, you just need enough credit for the initial deduction.

Giblet wrote: »

I'm going back to the weekly card as it works out the same price for 10 journeys a week, and if I need to use it Saturday or miss a tag-off, the leap card will end up costing more. A shame they couldn't integrate the weekly or monthly into the card sooner. Until then, I'll stick to the weekly.

EDIT: I just checked the Luas site and since Jan 1st, it's cheaper to get a weekly card in all cases. Oh well, just cements my decision.

Note that the Luas fare increase was 9 January. Just check again to be sure.

AlekSmart wrote: »

The same NTA in conjunction with the City Council,The Quality Bus Network Office,The Vatican et al are also in the midst of expanding the RTPI scheme which (SSssshhh....!) features fully functional connectivity to the Bus Network and thence after inserting 50c in the slot to the wonders of the Leap back-office.....

A small Reader-Pad,as in the Luas Taggers on each pole and voila....!

So Ted,we have some 500+ potential LeapCard Top-Up Poles which would at-a-stroke solve this very contentious issue as well as adding functionality to the greater system...

Thats My Idea™.

Why is it not being addressed...? At a guess,the NTA section dealing with RTPI do not,on any regular basis,interact with the NTA section dealing with the ITS programme,who,in turn do not know where the LeapCard office is located or what exactly HP is,except perhaps on their beef n pickle sandwich at lunchtime....

They do talk. Some of them were even talking about me. :eek: As to whether they were talking about My Idea™, I don't know.

Seaswimmer wrote: »

Just to advise users that if you top up online and then dont use your card for 7 days then your credit card gets refunded with the top up. I know this is an infrequent occurence but it may catch some people out...

Not quite - you need to collect the top-up within 7 days. You don't actually need to use the money.

foggy_lad wrote: »

Reading about the auto top up feature which is "coming soon" like most things leap related and i cant help thinking that it will be useless for the purpose most people will want it for because it is so inflexible!

You may pick an amount to top up by either weekly or monthly afaik and that is it! you are not allowed change that amount or the frequency ever!

If you auto top up by €10 weekly and your commuting needs change you are not allowed to change your top up amount ever!

What cretins thought this up?

I'm not sure that its a problem. Technically, what you suggest would be more difficult to implement and may be prone to fraud.

starviewadams wrote: »

Would be handy if DB or NTA put up some instructional videos on Youtube or the Leap site of how to use the card on the bus,

This has been suggested.

I'm getting fed up of using my card already because half the time I don't even know if my transaction at the right hand validator has gone through and I'm left standing there like a fecking eejit,usually the bus driver just confusedly waves me on.

This seems unusual - does it not beep, present a text message and the LED goes green? If not, take the number of the bus (typically something like AV10) or its registration and report it to ifo@dublinbus.ie and/or Leap (see below).

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Got the 150 the other day, which supposedly has max fare of 2.15 (1.90 with leap). Validated my card and was charged 2.40. Queried it with driver and he said its set at maximum fare (I naiively assumed "maximum fare" meant maximum fare for that bus) How cna they justify charging more than maximum fare for a particular route?

If you check the information, the right hand side validator will invariably charge €2.40, unless a special fare regime applies, e.g. Nitelink, Airlink, etc.

Groinshot wrote: »

1. Give us a book or something with the leap card

There is a leaflet available.

What about a tag on/tag off system?

Discussed previously, it would be too difficult at busy bus stops.

Improbable wrote: »

Driver on the bus today told me that my card was expired. What's the deal with that?

Expiry dates are set for about 5 year's time. I would contact Leap Customer Care if the problem persists.

www.leapcard.ie

Email customer.care@leapcard.ie
Please ensure that you include your Leap Card number and contact details in your email to help us respond to your query.

Phone
1850 824 824
Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm
Saturday and Bank Holidays 9am to 3pm
Closed Sundays, Christmas Day, St. Stephens Day and New Year’s Day

Post
Leap Card Customer Care
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Hotblack Desiato · 13-01-2012 1:53am

SilverLiningOK wrote: »

Forgot about that. I was more concerned with untrue negative reporting of the facts. The media do enough damage on that front already. People are still skeptical of the Leap. It really hasn't been marketed very well. Only recently say the ads on the buses.

Marketing can only compensate for a product's deficiencies to a certain extent.

Or, more colourfully, "You can't polish a turd."

foggy_lad · 13-01-2012 2:00am

bk wrote: »

They will eventually have an auot-topup service that should work on buses.

This is where you enter your bank details online, activate the card once at a shop luas or dart station and then every time you balance drops below x amount, it applies y credit to your card, deducting the money from your account automatically, even on the bus.

This is the facility most people are probably looking for.

According to the terms and conditions this auto top-up will only top you up once every 7days and only by the amount you first set. If you need more credit within that period or if your commuting needs change you will have to add the extra credit in a shop.

foggy_lad · 13-01-2012 2:27am

ninja900 wrote: »

Marketing can only compensate for a product's deficiencies to a certain extent.

Or, more colourfully, "You can't polish a turd."

Someone else was watching coppers on channel4

Draupnir · 13-01-2012 9:09am

Tarabuses wrote: »

Why hadn't you obtained a LUAS Smartcard previously? You have been paying too much for years.

To answer your question, coincidentally I only started commuting on the LUAS daily in the first week of December due to an office relocation.

Does the LUAS go to Conclusion City? I'll see you there!

Draupnir · 13-01-2012 9:10am

Giblet wrote: »

Weekly is 16:40 for 2 zones on green,
2 zones on green * 10 (2 trips a day) = 17.50

Thank's for the update, I am a Red LUAS user and only within one zone.

bk · 13-01-2012 9:48am

bk wrote: »

The quick and easy fix for this is to make the redirect from http://leapcard.ie and https://leapcard.ie to point at http://www.leapcard.ie

It seems like the folks from the NTA maybe reading this forum, as it seems they have implemented my suggested quick and dirty fix above.

So hi guys

However in case they are, FYI you guys should still amend the SSL cert to include the wild card "*". While it is much less likely that someone will go there, if you enter https://leapcard.ie directly in your browser, you will still get the SSL cert error.

At least the URL (http://leapcard.ie) on your ads is working correctly now, but still, lets try and get it 100% correct.

Yes, I know I'm a hard task master

bk · 13-01-2012 9:55am

foggy_lad wrote: »

According to the terms and conditions this auto top-up will only top you up once every 7days and only by the amount you first set. If you need more credit within that period or if your commuting needs change you will have to add the extra credit in a shop.

You will be able to adjust the amount or cancel the service completely, but you will need to visit a shop/luas/dart machine to activate the change.

I'm not so concerned about this. If you go from a light user, for whom auto-topup is useful to suddenly using public transport so much that you need to topup more then twice a week, then you would probably be better off adding a weekly/monthly travel product to your leap card anyway.

amerindub · 13-01-2012 10:29am

How long has it been taking for people's online top ups to be available? Is there some way they could email you to tell you when it's actually available and take the guess work out of it?

robd · 13-01-2012 10:38am

amerindub wrote: »

How long has it been taking for people's online top ups to be available? Is there some way they could email you to tell you when it's actually available and take the guess work out of it?

Don't use online topup feature myself.

I did read a post on railusers from yesterday:

I can now confirm online top ups now take no more than 24 hours

Topup in the evening and it will be there for collection first thing next day

OldNotWIse · 13-01-2012 11:33am

robd wrote: »

He meant his fare is free on weekends cause he has a 6 day ticket to cover his normal 5 days at work.

ah right, thanks

OldNotWIse · 13-01-2012 11:34am

SilverLiningOK wrote: »

No, it is not. Why would it be ?

Sorry! See 695

Dravokivich · 13-01-2012 11:47am

robd wrote: »

Don't use online topup feature myself.

I did read a post on railusers from yesterday:

I can now confirm online top ups now take no more than 24 hours

Topup in the evening and it will be there for collection first thing next day

While a lot of their info may be right, I'd be curious where they are getting that.

Tarabuses · 13-01-2012 2:11pm

Draupnir wrote: »

To answer your question, coincidentally I only started commuting on the LUAS daily in the first week of December due to an office relocation.

Does the LUAS go to Conclusion City? I'll see you there!

It's not on the Green Line

markpb · 13-01-2012 2:13pm

Dravokivich wrote: »

While a lot of their info may be right, I'd be curious where they are getting that.

Talking to people in the NTA coordinating the project presumably.

Carawaystick · 13-01-2012 10:10pm

http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/26.70.html#subj9

/OT when I'm writing a post, I can't see the post numbers, is this the same for everyone?

Has anyone any idea why the online topup takes so long? considering normal credit card transactions go through immediately?

Re. tagging of busses? who decided it'd take too long to tag off? If enough tag off validators were placed in the corridor between the stairs and the doors, it should work. Considering the increase in boarding times by no driver interaction.

BenShermin · 13-01-2012 11:09pm

Noticed this last year on trams in Flanders in Belgium. I've absolutely no idea what the numbers are for but it dawned on me today that a validator like this could be the solution for the problems with Leap on Dublin Bus.

I assume the paper ticket validator under the Leap validator on Dublin Bus will be a thing of the past soon, so why not use this extra space to install a machine like the one above with numbers on it that links into the Leap validator above. Passengers can swipe their Leap and then press the button underneath that corresponds to the amount of stages they're travelling thus completely removing driver interaction.

Of course such a system would work easier under a zonal system!!

NickDrake · 13-01-2012 11:15pm

the depost thing is a myth. I had 1 euro on my card. I had not touched my deposit. I went to get the Dart after work and it said no funds.

So much for having the deposit.

dublinman1990 · 14-01-2012 1:35am

NickDrake wrote: »

the depost thing is a myth. I had 1 euro on my card. I had not touched my deposit. I went to get the Dart after work and it said no funds.

So much for having the deposit.

It is not expected that the leap card hasn't got the deposit counted on the card. The deposit I'll say is probably spent on administration, wages and probably advertising.

The advertising on the leap card is very wasteful because their website is not displayed properly due to a lack of the address showing up in your computer domain.

Supposedly, the fare you had on the card, was a student, child, or an adult?

robd · 14-01-2012 9:05am

Carawaystick wrote: »

Has anyone any idea why the online topup takes so long? considering normal credit card transactions go through immediately?

Re. tagging of busses? who decided it'd take too long to tag off? If enough tag off validators were placed in the corridor between the stairs and the doors, it should work. Considering the increase in boarding times by no driver interaction.

For about the 100th time the card and validators are offline. The validators need to be informed of the topup which they are overnight. This is required cause of requirement for high speed transaction. This is how smart card systems work internationally.

Dublin Bus decided I guess. I suspect they don't want to put a line of tag-off validators there because people could tag on and then tag off quickly, thus underpaying for their journey. Dublin Bus seem to have a policy of rarely doing fare checks these days.

Also I don't think validator is aware of location at the moment. Certainly ticket machine is not and requires driver to update stages manually, which they often do not do. Would require a solution where realtime location system is fed to ticketing/validating solution.

They certainly need to try harder to come up with a passenger driven solution though.

robd · 14-01-2012 9:07am

BenShermin wrote: »

Dublin Bus generally don't trust their customers much. Requiring user to select correct fare would likely not be accepted for fear of passengers underpaying.

Other than that, looks like a good idea.

monument · 14-01-2012 9:52am

robd wrote: »

Dublin Bus decided I guess. I suspect they don't want to put a line of tag-off validators there because people could tag on and then tag off quickly, thus underpaying for their journey. Dublin Bus seem to have a policy of rarely doing fare checks these days.

Also I don't think validator is aware of location at the moment. Certainly ticket machine is not and requires driver to update stages manually, which they often do not do. Would require a solution where realtime location system is fed to ticketing/validating solution.

They certainly need to try harder to come up with a passenger driven solution though.

The latter sounds more likely to be the problem and can be solved by a time-based approach (like Travel 90).

The former (ie tag on and off quickly) isn't really an excuse, as even if there was a mid or back door validator, 90% of passengers still would be sitting/standing away from it. You have a time delay from when you tag on to when you can tag off (like Luas etc) and you still need some ticket inspectors (who are stil around, just very targeted).

AlekSmart · 14-01-2012 11:03am

monument wrote: »

The latter sounds more likely to be the problem and can be solved by a time-based approach (like Travel 90).

The former (ie tag on and off quickly) isn't really an excuse, as even if there was a mid or back door validator, 90% of passengers still would be sitting/standing away from it. You have a time delay from when you tag on to when you can tag off (like Luas etc) and you still need some ticket inspectors (who are stil around, just very targeted).

Or....incredibly enough,let the NTA,ITIB,RPA and the assembled cast of hugely qualified and well renumerated Public Transport Professionals and Administrators recognize the actual accepted level of FLAT FARE....€2.

It's the denomination almost all of my mid journey (€1.40-€1.90) pasengers are dropping in,not seeking and in some cases telling me don't bother with the change...

Thats the reality of platform life now.....€2 is an acceptable level of charge for a Flat Fare.

Make it so.

The current nonsense is an antedeluvian mess,which Dublin Bus adheres to as it has to maintain it's cash flow,something I fear will rebound badly as people get fed up with all the faffing about at the front.

It's incredible that LeapCard was allowed to be developed as a standalone entity whilst the basic operational methdologies were allowed to develop seperately like branches on a wild bush.

The mistakes were made 12 years ago...they were recognized then,flagged at various points en-route and are more than apparent now as the thing is wheeled about the mean-streets.

If ever the NTA needed a motto it should be.......

KEEP IT SIMPLE,STUPID.......(KISS)

Victor · 14-01-2012 11:44am

NickDrake wrote: »

the depost thing is a myth. I had 1 euro on my card. I had not touched my deposit. I went to get the Dart after work and it said no funds.

So much for having the deposit.

Check your transaction history on www.leapcard.ie - you will need to register the card. If there is definitely a problem, talk to customer care.

www.leapcard.ie

Email
customer.care@leapcard.ie
Please ensure that you include your Leap Card number and contact details in your email to help us respond to your query.

Phone
1850 824 824

Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm
Saturday and Bank Holidays 9am to 3pm
Closed Sundays, Christmas Day, St. Stephens Day and New Year’s Day

Post
Leap Card Customer Care
PO BOX 12119
Dublin 24

BenShermin wrote: »

http://images112.fotki.com/v189/photos/0/1055340/8649700/2010POArt10519-vi.jpg

Noticed this last year on trams in Flanders in Belgium. I've absolutely no idea what the numbers are for but it dawned on me today that a validator like this could be the solution for the problems with Leap on Dublin Bus.

I assume the paper ticket validator under the Leap validator on Dublin Bus will be a thing of the past soon, so why not use this extra space to install a machine like the one above with numbers on it that links into the Leap validator above. Passengers can swipe their Leap and then press the button underneath that corresponds to the amount of stages they're travelling thus completely removing driver interaction.

Of course such a system would work easier under a zonal system!!

I imagine the 1-10 relates to the number of stops or zones that you are going.

dublinman1990 wrote: »

It is not expected that the leap card hasn't got the deposit counted on the card. The deposit I'll say is probably spent on administration, wages and probably advertising.

No it isn't, because hte customer can spend it at any time. The costs of hte system are carried by the NTA and the operators.

The advertising on the leap card is very wasteful because their website is not displayed properly due to a lack of the address showing up in your computer domain.

This seems to have been fixed.

n97 mini · 14-01-2012 12:06pm

Victor wrote: »

This seems to have been fixed.

Their SSL Certificate is for www.leapcard.ie and not leapcard.ie (silly, amateur mistake for whoever registered it).

Some browsers still baulk at leapcard.ie because of this, namely Chrome.

Stevek101 · 14-01-2012 12:17pm

n97 mini wrote: »

Their SSL Certificate is for www.leapcard.ie and not leapcard.ie (silly, amateur mistake for whoever registered it).

Some browsers still baulk at leapcard.ie because of this, namely Chrome.

Not for the last few days.

n97 mini · 14-01-2012 12:32pm

Stevek101 wrote: »

Not for the last few days.

Your browser is probably caching your choice to accept.

Try https://leapcard.ie

Now that I check it I see that IE also baulks, as does FF.

robd · 14-01-2012 12:54pm

n97 mini wrote: »

Your browser is probably caching your choice to accept.

Try https://leapcard.ie

You're missing the point.

leapcard.ie redirects to https://www.leapcard.ie now

The adverts are for leapcard.ie so thats OK.

n97 mini · 14-01-2012 1:07pm

robd wrote: »

You're missing the point.

leapcard.ie redirects to https://www.leapcard.ie now

No. It's actually you that's missing the point!

Go to leapcard.ie in Chrome and you will get the above error. The redirect is using the wrong SSL cert, and thus Chrome will not allow it to happen.

Victor · 14-01-2012 1:11pm

n97 mini wrote: »

No. It's actually you that's missing the point!

Go to leapcard.ie in Chrome and you will get the above error. The redirect is using the wrong SSL cert, and thus Chrome will not allow it to happen.

I just used Chrome and its seem to happily go from leapcard.ie to https://www.leapcard.ie/

Stevek101 · 14-01-2012 1:23pm

I don't think anyone will put the https in, frankly you're being ridiculous now. leapcard.ie does the job perfectly

n97 mini · 14-01-2012 1:31pm

Victor wrote: »

I just used Chrome and its seem to happily go from leapcard.ie to https://www.leapcard.ie/

Have you used it before on leapcard.ie and ever clicked Proceed? Chrome will remember that choice.

Stevek101 wrote:

I don't think anyone will put the https in, frankly you're being ridiculous now.

That was for demonstration purposes, to show that the cert does not include leapcard.ie.

Whether someone puts in https or not is irrelevant, if the cert is wrong it's wrong.

Jesus Wept · 14-01-2012 3:32pm

Would be useful if you could set up an email alert on the website when your credit hit a certain amount.

goingnowhere · 14-01-2012 5:07pm

NickDrake wrote: »

the depost thing is a myth. I had 1 euro on my card. I had not touched my deposit. I went to get the Dart after work and it said no funds.

So much for having the deposit.

When you hit a situation where your balance is negative the message will be "Purchase Needed"

The deposit works fine for me, numerous times I've brought the card into negative balance

With only 1 exception it is always possible to make a journey provided you have at least 1 cent credit balance. You need to have a minimum balance of €1.01 to use the 747 bus.

Irish Steve · 14-01-2012 7:44pm

Not read the entire thread, for the simple reason that once again, after reading a few messages at the beginning of the thread, and then going digging on the LEAP site, i've discovered that relevant eejits have managed to produce a half baked screw up of a system that's a waste of time to me, because Ashbourne is served by BE, and BE is conspicuous by the total non mention of it on the leap web site.

The other issue is that for some stupid reason, it appears that zoning has not been implemented in a way that makes the use of the card easy. In London, and Amsterdam, it's easy, and works. Amsterdam, you board, and select the zone of your destination, and you then have a time period for which you can travel on whatever you want within the number of zones selected. London is similar, and here, we seem to have a concept that ignores that, and requires regular clocking on and off the system

Trust Ireland to come up with the most complex and incomplete system imagineable. Then again, why are BE still running "commuter" services in Dublin, by now, they should have been merged into DB, for all sorts of reasons, the main one being to make it a lot easier to manage the entire operation.

I despair of the people that supposedly consult with the public. they hold meetings about Motorway routes and junctions, or bus routes, or planning, or whatever, and at the end of the supposed consultation period, they go ahead with the exact plan they always had in place, regardless of the feedback and suggestions or objections from the people that will be using or affected by the plans.

I'm not allowed to use the language that's appropriate to describle the incompetence of the way this project has been implemented, it's cumbersome, expensive, and doesn't cover the basics. It should have been set up to cover everything inside the area of the DB service, and if that meant that BE services to those places and others inside the circle had to be moved, then that should have been done,

Are BE operating for the benefit of the travelling public, or to keep extra people employed in duplicating significant numbers of things that could be managed by DB. It's not as if they are even separately owned, the whole darn mess is owned by CIE, and that's where the problem lies, there are too many controlling and vested interests that prevent the provision of a competent and appropriate service to the people that it is supposed to.

I am so angry right now, it's not even funny, yet again, we've been sold down the river by self serving interests that do not care about the people they are supposed to be serving.

dublinman1990 · 14-01-2012 9:46pm

Victor wrote: »

I just used Chrome and its seem to happily go from leapcard.ie to https://www.leapcard.ie/

Same Here!

LXFlyer · 14-01-2012 10:05pm

Irish Steve wrote: »

Not read the entire thread, for the simple reason that once again, after reading a few messages at the beginning of the thread, and then going digging on the LEAP site, i've discovered that relevant eejits have managed to produce a half baked screw up of a system that's a waste of time to me, because Ashbourne is served by BE, and BE is conspicuous by the total non mention of it on the leap web site.

The other issue is that for some stupid reason, it appears that zoning has not been implemented in a way that makes the use of the card easy. In London, and Amsterdam, it's easy, and works. Amsterdam, you board, and select the zone of your destination, and you then have a time period for which you can travel on whatever you want within the number of zones selected. London is similar, and here, we seem to have a concept that ignores that, and requires regular clocking on and off the system

Trust Ireland to come up with the most complex and incomplete system imagineable. Then again, why are BE still running "commuter" services in Dublin, by now, they should have been merged into DB, for all sorts of reasons, the main one being to make it a lot easier to manage the entire operation.

I despair of the people that supposedly consult with the public. they hold meetings about Motorway routes and junctions, or bus routes, or planning, or whatever, and at the end of the supposed consultation period, they go ahead with the exact plan they always had in place, regardless of the feedback and suggestions or objections from the people that will be using or affected by the plans.

I'm not allowed to use the language that's appropriate to describle the incompetence of the way this project has been implemented, it's cumbersome, expensive, and doesn't cover the basics. It should have been set up to cover everything inside the area of the DB service, and if that meant that BE services to those places and others inside the circle had to be moved, then that should have been done,

Are BE operating for the benefit of the travelling public, or to keep extra people employed in duplicating significant numbers of things that could be managed by DB. It's not as if they are even separately owned, the whole darn mess is owned by CIE, and that's where the problem lies, there are too many controlling and vested interests that prevent the provision of a competent and appropriate service to the people that it is supposed to.

I am so angry right now, it's not even funny, yet again, we've been sold down the river by self serving interests that do not care about the people they are supposed to be serving.

Bus Eireann will be joining the Leap card later in 2012. It's a phased rollout.

dublinman1990 · 14-01-2012 11:07pm

Just heard that there were figures of 15,000 have signed up for the leap card up to Thursday 5th January 2012.

prettyboy81 · 15-01-2012 8:52am

Just my 2pence on the leap card, have it a week mainly using it on Dublin Bus no complaints & finding it a great little addition to my wallet!

Plus when machine not working on the bus which happened Friday ya get a free journey happy days

robd · 15-01-2012 9:59am

n97 mini wrote: »

No. It's actually you that's missing the point!

Go to leapcard.ie in Chrome and you will get the above error. The redirect is using the wrong SSL cert, and thus Chrome will not allow it to happen.

As stated some days ago that was fixed. Your browser is caching.

Here's the manual prove:

telnet leapcard.ie 80
Trying 149.250.244.35...
Connected to leapcard.ie.
Escape character is '^]'.
GET / HTTP/1.1
Host:leapcard.ie

HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Location: https://www.leapcard.ie/
Server: Microsoft-IIS/7.5
X-Powered-By: ASP.NET
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:01:34 GMT
Content-Length: 147

<head><title>Document Moved</title></head>
<body><h1>Object Moved</h1>This document may be found <a HREF="https://www.leapcard.ie/">here</a></body>Connection closed by foreign host.

n97 mini · 15-01-2012 10:29am

robd wrote: »

As stated some days ago that was fixed. Your browser is caching.

Sigh. I know there's a redirect. That's been there some days.

It's a relatively minor detail, but nonetheless the cert on the https redirect on leapcard.ie is still wrong.

In the business what they did is called a workaround, it's not a fix.

AlekSmart · 15-01-2012 2:00pm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Just heard that there were figures of 15,000 have signed up for the leap card up to Thursday 5th January 2012.

A single LeapCard should mhave been posted to each registered domestic address in the GDA.

No household should have been without one actual card and the info leaflet.

No need for it to be charged and operational,but it needed to be physically available for people to stroke,shake and lick if need be.

Instead,I still have several people daily asking me what this Leap thing is,how does it work,where can it be bought,how much etc etc....

There is something distinctly missing from the Publicity package,as it does not appear to be hitting the mark.....I would have went with "Bullseye" as a moniker,using the original Card Reader target as the focus..."Hit The Bullseye for the cheapest fare" etc etc.....also managing to get away from the "Swipe Card" impression still held by many ordinary folks.

By the way...I suggest that the ability to pay for more than one person using Leap will turn out to be one of the most important aids to popularity and flexibility IF the ITS people can comprehend that....

foggy_lad · 15-01-2012 2:29pm

AlekSmart wrote: »

A single LeapCard should mhave been posted to each registered domestic address in the GDA.

No household should have been without one actual card and the info leaflet.

No need for it to be charged and operational,but it needed to be physically available for people to stroke,shake and lick if need be.

Instead,I still have several people daily asking me what this Leap thing is,how does it work,where can it be bought,how much etc etc....

There is something distinctly missing from the Publicity package,as it does not appear to be hitting the mark.....I would have went with "Bullseye" as a moniker,using the original Card Reader target as the focus..."Hit The Bullseye for the cheapest fare" etc etc.....also managing to get away from the "Swipe Card" impression still held by many ordinary folks.

By the way...I suggest that the ability to pay for more than one person using Leap will turn out to be one of the most important aids to popularity and flexibility IF the ITS people can comprehend that....

Alex what is missing from the whole leap package is an ability to provide comprehensive customer care as evidenced by the number of people who contact leap for refunds only to be told to "sling yer hook" and ring the individual transport providers who promptly direct the confused users back to leap customer no-care.

If there were almost a million cards sent out the system would have crashed spectacularly and would continue to crash and flail wildly until the leap was put to sleep for good. They are not prepared or capable to deal with any relatively major incidents or even minor issues where machines on buses have prices updated early.

In the long run I see the leap card failing by virtue of none of the promised add-ons being made available and short term I see a massive leap card thread just like the thread in the broadband forums about the three network which stretched thousands of pages.

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