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Leap Card question

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  • 13-05-2013 6:33pm
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    robbeeertt
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭


    Urgent reply needed if possible, anyway, I have €1.85 left on my Leap Card after just using it now, and I'm wondering if I can use it again for a fare of €2.45 without topping it up, as that is not an option right now.

    Cheers


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    #2
    freyners
    Registered Users Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭freyners


    robbeeertt wrote: »
    Urgent reply needed if possible, anyway, I have €1.85 left on my Leap Card after just using it now, and I'm wondering if I can use it again for a fare of €2.45 without topping it up, as that is not an option right now.

    Cheers

    pretty sure that's what the 5 euro deposit on each card is there for, you can dip into it and next time you top it up you will get the amount up top up less the amount you took out of the deposit
    Short answer, yes you should be able to AFAIK


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    robbeeertt
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭robbeeertt


    freyners wrote: »
    pretty sure that's what the 5 euro deposit on each card is there for, you can dip into it and next time you top it up you will get the amount up top up less the amount you took out of the deposit
    Short answer, yes you should be able to AFAIK

    Ahh okay now I see, thanks !


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    superb choice of username
    Registered Users Posts: 140 ✭✭superb choice of username


    Yes, as long as you have 1c or above, you can use it! :)

    AFAIK, you can't use it if you're starting on any kinda negative balance (regardless of the 5eur dep)


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    robbeeertt
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭robbeeertt


    superb choice of username wrote: »
    Yes, as long as you have 1c or above, you can use it! :)

    AFAIK, you can't use it if you're starting on any kinda negative balance (regardless of the 5eur dep)

    Cheers!


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


    The €5 is just for the card and refundable and its not usable as credit. When you first buy the card you have to put a minimum of €5 on it, if there is money on the card then it will let your travel. If your journey puts your balance into a minus then the balance will be taken the next time you add credit onto the card. If you have €5 on the card and your journey costs €5.35, your credit balance will read minus 35c and it will be deducted the next time you top up.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,299 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Hilly Bill wrote: »
    The €5 is just for the card and refundable and its not usable as credit. When you first buy the card you have to put a minimum of €5 on it, if there is money on the card then it will let your travel. If your journey puts your balance into a minus then the balance will be taken the next time you add credit onto the card. If you have €5 on the card and your journey costs €5.35, your credit balance will read minus 35c and it will be deducted the next time you top up.
    It is termed a 'useable deposit'.


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


    Victor wrote: »
    It is termed a 'useable deposit'.

    You pay €10 but you only get €5 credit. You get your €5 that you paid for the card back after you fill out a form and claim it back, you dont get it as credit.


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    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Hilly Bill wrote: »
    You pay €10 but you only get €5 credit. You get your €5 that you paid for the card back after you fill out a form and claim it back, you dont get it as credit.

    That's what he means by usable deposit. You even demonstrated this in your post.
    If you have €5 on the card and your journey costs €5.35, your credit balance will read minus 35c and it will be deducted the next time you top up.

    The -35c means 4.65 remains of your 5euro deposit.

    Its primary function is for that very feature.


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