Annual Bus and Rail Tickets

newportlad · 08-09-2009 5:33pm #1

Hi,

I was offered to buy an annual bus and rail ticket that expires mid 2010.

The person selling it showed me it and it is definitely genuine, has not been registered, comes with the appropriate blank id card and yellow ticket etc but i am just worried that i am not supposed to register it under my name. i have to go to dublin bus hq with a photo id only to do it.

The seller claims their friend won it in a raffle or something along those lines, i am afraid it might be connected to this person or to a company.

Has anyone ever done this? would really appreciate any answers.

thanks a mill,

Mrs OBumble · 08-09-2009 10:19pm

I'd phone Dublin Bus and make enquiries before handing over any cash.

Posher · 08-09-2009 10:46pm

Agree with JustMary. AFAIK they are non-transferrable so you need to check. It sounds like they purchased one through their employer and are selling it on for the full price. They can then avail of the tax relief incentive.

Victor · 09-09-2009 7:30pm

Sounds like a scam. I suspect you can only get an annual ticket if it is registered.

Why would Dublin Bus issue a blank ID card?

antoinolachtnai · 09-09-2009 9:33pm

There were some fake ones flying around on gumtree.ie last year.

http://busrage.com/2008/09/07/fake-dublin-bus-ticket-scam-uncovered/

The tell-tale was that the forgery didn't have the spot lamination on it ('lamination' is a shiny finish on the card - spot-lamination is where part of the surface of the card is shiny, and part of it is not).

However, since late 2008, there are now laser printers readily available that will print a spot-laminate, so you really should not rely on this guide anymore.

I doubt very much whether Dublin Bus sells very many annual tickts without the number written in. I could be wrong on this, but I'd really be surprised.

godtabh · 10-09-2009 12:59pm

These tickets can only be got through your employer as well cant they?

KC61 · 10-09-2009 1:10pm

No - Anyone can buy an annual pass from the CIE Group, however they would always have the ID written on them.

If you get them through your employer, then people can avail of the tax relief - that is the difference!

newportlad · 12-09-2009 12:56pm

thanks for the replies guy's

i'm not gona buy it just incase there's trouble further down the line.:eek:

bazzer · 13-09-2009 2:06pm

If you could possibly get a loan of the ticket before you buy it, try this:

Next time you're on Dublin Bus (or preferably hop on a bus waiting at a terminus), just ask the driver to print out a Status Report on the ticket. If it is genuine, the driver's ticket machine will print out a slip of paper detailing the card's current status and an expiry date.

Then all you have to do is get yourself an ID photo at Dublin Bus HQ and write the ID number on the ticket.

Annual Bus and Rail Tickets

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