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Why do collected prebooked tickets have no magnetic strip?

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  • 03-03-2013 12:41pm
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    thisisadamh
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    Something I have been wondering for a while...

    I buy my ticket to Heuston every week online and the collect it at my local station that has no automatic ticket machine, only a booking office. When I collect my prebooked ticket, it comes on this letter with a peel off ticket, but it has no magnetic strip. So every time I get to heuston I have to find a member of staff to let me through the barriers. A pain every time. Why do these tickets have no magnetic strip? The no prebooked tickets that you can get at the booking office have the magnetic strips.

    Makes no sense.


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    Hilly Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭Hilly Bill


    thisisadamh wrote: »
    Hi all,
    Something I have been wondering for a while...

    I buy my ticket to Heuston every week online and the collect it at my local station that has no automatic ticket machine, only a booking office. When I collect my prebooked ticket, it comes on this letter with a peel off ticket, but it has no magnetic strip. So every time I get to heuston I have to find a member of staff to let me through the barriers. A pain every time. Why do these tickets have no magnetic strip? The no prebooked tickets that you can get at the booking office have the magnetic strips.

    Makes no sense.

    Its because they have to print the ticket for you off the computer in the absence of a Tvm.
    I seriously cant see how its a pain to show it to a member of staff at the barriers its not as if you have to go knocking on doors etc.


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    Carawaystick
    Registered Users Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    Hilly Bill wrote: »
    Its because they have to print the ticket for you off the computer in the absence of a Tvm.
    I seriously cant see how its a pain to show it to a member of staff at the barriers its not as if you have to go knocking on doors etc.
    you are probably assuming there's a member of staff at the barriers.....


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    bikeman1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭bikeman1


    Would you not just collect your tickets from the vending machine by popping in your reference number and card?

    That way you will get a ticket with a magnetic strip to help you have a speedy exit from Heuston. Also it may save you having to queue up for the booking office at your station.


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    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users Posts: 10,668 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Would you not just collect your tickets from the vending machine by popping in your reference number and card?

    All you need is the ref, you can't use the card anymore. There is never any queues at these machines in Heuston as there is plenty of them.


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    Hilly Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭Hilly Bill


    Carawaystick wrote: »
    you are probably assuming there's a member of staff at the barriers.....

    a gate would be left open if there wasnt.


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    Hilly Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭Hilly Bill


    bikeman1 wrote: »
    Would you not just collect your tickets from the vending machine by popping in your reference number and card?

    That way you will get a ticket with a magnetic strip to help you have a speedy exit from Heuston. Also it may save you having to queue up for the booking office at your station.

    the op says that there isnt any tvm at the station.


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