[foggy_lad]

Originally Posted by markpb

It can't.

He accidentally placed his leap card on the reader instead of the rte supplied photocopier card on the rte photocopier and it read his name off the card and allowed him use the photocopier!

[foggy_lad]

Originally Posted by Lapin

FYP.

By the way, a question. Is there daily price capping with the Leap?

No, that is another feature that is on the coming soon list.


I don't think anyone has brought up being overcharged by Dublin bus drivers validators yet on liveline.

[markpb]

Originally Posted by foggy_lad

He accidentally placed his leap card on the reader instead of the rte supplied photocopier card on the rte photocopier and it read his name off the card and allowed him use the photocopier!

Sorry, I misread your original post. It's possible that their photocopier just lazily checks for the existence of any RF device or that it checks the serial number against a list and they happen to coincide. It's hardly relevant other than as a curiosity.

Edit: It definitely didn't read his name from the card because Leap cards are personalised. Maybe the RTE photocopier has mind reading abilities?

[Victor]

Originally Posted by Lapin

By the way, a question. Is there daily price capping with the Leap?

Not yet, but it will happen.

Originally Posted by foggy_lad

He accidentally placed his leap card on the reader instead of the rte supplied photocopier card on the rte photocopier and it read his name off the card and allowed him use the photocopier!

I presume he actually presented the machine with his wallet full of cards and it read the correct one. How would the card know his name? One would be more worried about RTÉ's security if this happened.

[foggy_lad]

Originally Posted by Victor

Not yet, but it will happen.
I presume he actually presented the machine with his wallet full of cards and it read the correct one. How would the card know his name? One would be more worried about RTÉ's security if this happened.

Apparently the leap card was in his hand and his wallet left on his desk but it may be possible the machine had his name already if he was the last person to use it?

Has anyone connected to leap been able to hazard a guess as to when or how long "coming soon" will be? Will it be another 12 years?

[AlekSmart]

Originally Posted by foggy_lad

No, that is another feature that is on the coming soon list.

I don't think anyone has brought up being overcharged by Dublin bus drivers validators yet on liveline.

Correct Foggy,but that's probably due to only a miniscule number of the 50,000 + Leapcard users actually having encountered this issue,with quite possibly neither of them actually able to Talk-to-Joe today,,?

[foggy_lad]

Originally Posted by AlekSmart

Correct Foggy,but that's probably due to only a miniscule number of the 50,000 + Leapcard users actually having encountered this issue,with quite possibly neither of them actually able to Talk-to-Joe today,,?

Quite a few have reported being overcharged on boards.ie. what percentage of leap users are registered on boards? It can't be that many so it looks like a larger issue than two or three customers. Again it seems the problem is down to the validators not being programmed properly rather than driver error but only an investigation can say for sure.

[Jaysoose]

Originally Posted by Victor

Not yet, but it will happen.
I presume he actually presented the machine with his wallet full of cards and it read the correct one. How would the card know his name? One would be more worried about RTÉ's security if this happened.

This is the most likely occurance and to be honest i wouldnt like to call Joe duffy a sensationalist spoofer or anything but....if the cap fits.

I find it amazing that a man earning 400k a year and with multiple "researchers" expects us to believe this very convenient anomoly with the leap card working on the rte photocopier.

[SilverLiningOK]

Heard some of this yesterday before I nearly smashed the radio before turning it off. Joe is the most negative chicken-licken running-around-with-hands-in-the-air-screaming tabloid rabble-rousing nit-picking panic merchant out there. He blows everything out of all proportion and is not prepared to see the positive side of anything. The bs rubbish coming out about the Leap card was clearly coming from pure ignorance.

[bk]

No escape!!

So used Leap card to enter Clontarf Dart station, saw that the Dart was going to be 15 minutes, so decided to leave and get the bus instead.

Tried to use the Leap card to exit the station and the validators say "card already validated" and won't open the gates.

So now I'm trapped in the station!!

Surely this is a health and safety matter, what if there was a fire!!

[n97 mini]

^ And worse again, if you jump the barrier to make good your escape you'll get charged €4.30 and have to make several phone calls to get your money back.

[goingnowhere]

Wait 2 minutes and present the card again the gate will open and you will be refunded the fare charged

There is a time delay to prevent accidental multiple tag on offs and passing of the card back in the case of season tickets

[Victor]

Originally Posted by bk

Surely this is a health and safety matter, what if there was a fire!!

Use the adjacent fire escape?

Not that there is much to burn in the station.

[Seaswimmer]

Interesting one last night. My teenage son used his card to go from Deansgrange crossroads to N11 (stop before Fosters avenue) on 46A. He has always paid €1.70 but while getting off last night was charged an extra 25c on his card by the driver..He was obviously over the 8 stages...

Is there an online fare stage calculator one can use...

6

Dublin Bus
Travel Credit Deduction

05/02/2012


9:59 AM


€-1.70


€13.65


7

Dublin Bus
Travel Credit Deduction

14/02/2012


6:30 PM


€-1.70


€11.95


8

Dublin Bus
Travel Credit Deduction

14/02/2012


6:48 PM


€-0.25


€11.70

[markpb]

Originally Posted by Seaswimmer

He has always paid €1.70 but while getting off last night was charged an extra 25c on his card by the driver..He was obviously over the 8 stages...

I've never heard of that happening before, did the driver call him back as he was getting off?