Student Travel Card

Mimikyu

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markpb

They used to claim (when they were introduced) that it was to make life easier for staff. Instead of having to recognise different ID cards from different colleges, they only had to accept and recognise one. It sounds daft. Bus Eireann get by without it somehow and I'd imagine they see more student cards than any DB inspector.

Mimikyu

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Cookie_Monster

Easy moeny for them.
Plus aren't there all sorts of tied in commercial discounts on them?

AlekSmart

Essentially it`s all in the Terms and Conditions of Travel which you accept when purchasing your ticket......Small Print,which of course NOBODY,even the Financial Regulator or Minister for Finance ever reads in Ireland.

The Student ID Card is a commercial venture I suspect which centralizes the entire process and allows for all sorts of inviting opportunities for marketing innovations as you age....that`s the downside.

Mind you a National ID Card would also do the same and be far more useful !!!

Somebody will be along in a minute.........

Cookie_Monster

AlekSmart wrote: »

Somebody will be along in a minute.........

LOL:D I wonder who

LiamD

Thought I'd mention these new student smartcards

Student 30 Day Rambler €75.00
(Available from Monday 9th March)

Valid for unlimited travel for 30 non consecutive days
Valid on Dublin Bus scheduled services including Xpresso (excluding Airlink, Nitelink, Tours, Special Events and Private Contract services)
Student Travelcard required

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Fares--Ti...udent-Tickets/

Well done Dublin Bus, I'll be switching to this ticket from now on.

There is also a 5 day one available for e15

Mimikyu

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monument

About bloody time they got non consecutive student tickets. Don't use the bus daily, so these are way better than getting travel 90 tickets.

Also, for all tickets the new site says:

Valid on Dublin Bus scheduled services including Airlink and Xpresso (excluding Nitelink, Tours, Special Events and Private Contract services)

I'm guessing this is an error made with the new site?

KC61

No - All rambler tickets are available for use on the Airlink.

Mushy

KC61 wrote: »

No - All rambler tickets are available for use on the Airlink.

Yeah...better off getting the 5e one and using it once instead of paying 6e on the bus.

Regards the student travelcard, I know there was something around UCD last year about getting it removed, and just using the student card that you have instead of it. Don't think it worked out. IE ya must have the travel card, BE seem a lot more leniant, as I've used my UCD card a lot lately cos of forgtting my travelcard.

alan4cult

-Phuqer- wrote: »

How can a college card not be easy to recognise? For example a UCD student card will say UCD on it and the year it's valid for, the student travel card will say College: UCD and the timeframe it's valid for. :rolleyes:

Well, college cards generally don't have the security features of a travelcard. Travelcard has a hologram in the top left corner and College cards don't. College cards also don't have a card number that is recognised by Irish Rail, Bus Eireann, etc. It sort of makes sense that there is a travelcard.

monument

Mushy wrote: »

BE seem a lot more leniant, as I've used my UCD card a lot lately cos of forgtting my travelcard.

BE don't require the student travel card and they have not been central mentioned on the site promoting it for a year or two.

Mimikyu

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Vic_08

-Phuqer- wrote: »

It's hardly essential to have security features on it tbh. Smells of just an easy money making idea to me.

How is it money making when you are being offered a discount? Yes the card costs €12 but overall you will end up paying less with the cheaper fares, if they really wanted to make easy money they could just scrap student discounts altogether and make you pay the same as everyone else.

As for the Bus Eireann system it is just daft. There is a list of 60 odd colleges whose ID are acceptable, I as a driver am expected to memorise that list and be able to tell a real ID of any one of these from a fake or an ID of a different institution? Hardly.

LiamD

Vic_08 wrote: »

How is it money making when you are being offered a discount? Yes the card costs €12 but overall you will end up paying less with the cheaper fares, if they really wanted to make easy money they could just scrap student discounts altogether and make you pay the same as everyone else.

As for the Bus Eireann system it is just daft. There is a list of 60 odd colleges whose ID are acceptable, I as a driver am expected to memorise that list and be able to tell a real ID of any one of these from a fake or an ID of a different institution? Hardly.

To be fair, Dublin Bus drivers aren't really concerned with whether students use travelcard or College ID as drivers don't have to check the ID. Student tickets are all prepaid, so it's only inspectors that would have to be familiar with them.

I do see the argument for a travelcard as it simplifies things for the inspectors but I think E12/15 is excessive. I don't think the price fairly reflects the cost of supplying the card to a student, especially the E3 digital photo charge. I do think the card providers are making money from the scheme.

Regarding the discounts, this is a form of advertising for the discount offerers and I would be interested to know if they pay for the privilege. Interestingly I tried to avail of the 5e travelcard meal deal in McDonalds at 1am on 1/1/09 and was told the deal was only applicable to 08! Stingy, especially since I got an email from them last week reminding me about the offer.

Mimikyu

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