Child Leap Cards - Term Times?

Thargor

Hi, does anyone know what the "term times" are where the Child LEAP card stops working or does it stay working and start charging full price automatically or something like that?

Theres something about term times associated with the card anyway and Im wondering what dates it kicks in but as usual with an Irish company, impossible to find any info online...

LXFlyer

Far from impossible.

From the Dublin Bus website on the Fares page (which is sort of where I would expect to find it):

http://dublinbus.ie/en/Fares--Tickets/Fare-Information/Fares/

* Schoolchild Fares apply only during normal school terms, for travel between home and school Monday to Friday up to 17:00hrs and on Saturday up to 13:30hrs.

During those hours the Child leap card defaults to schoolchild fares. Outside of that normal child fares apply.

AlekSmart

Thargor does have a point here...

What is required is Clarity,Simplicity and Unambiguity...a hard and fast definition of what dates exactly are "Terms"...or is this beyond the pale ?

The references to "Term Time" or in BAC's nomenclature,"Normal School Terms" are firmly rooted in our historical past,and invariably stem from the traditional Irish Catholic timetable around which most Irish Schools revolved.

However,for some years now,Irish Schooling has been changing,with a significant increase in non-religious and foreign centred educational facilities,not all of which adhere to the traditional definition of "Normal School Terms".

What is required is a rapid revamp of the entire Schoolchild Fare/Child Fare situation to cater for the realities now existing.

One other element of the "NEW-IMPROVED" Child Leapcard arrangements which I await clarification on is,what happens to Cash Fare Paying Chizzlers.....?

LXFlyer

They still pay as they do now.

AlekSmart

lxflyer wrote: »

They still pay as they do now.

If twere me..I'd have eliminated ALL Child Cash Fares.....transferring ALL of that Concession to Leapcard....Get Jesuitical about it..."Gimme the Child at 7 and I'll show you the Adult".

LXFlyer

To be fair Alek children are FAR more savvy about these things than adults.

I'd imagine the numbers of children not using LEAP/Scholar tickets on your bus is rather low?

AlekSmart

lxflyer wrote: »

To be fair Alek children are FAR more savvy about these things than adults.

I'd imagine the numbers of children not using LEAP/Scholar tickets on your bus is rather low?

Worryingly high lxf.

Like you,I had assumed that the Children would tend to gravitate towards the Card,but I'm finding they are reflecting far too accurately the Adult experience....Still WAY too many children droppin a Euro into the vault and walking off...and as for the reaction when a Driver tells them there are TWO Child Fares....Priceless :eek:

Thargor

So the card will still work all Summer, thats fine thanks, I could have sworn Id read somewhere before that it wouldnt work outside of "term times" and they had to ask for child fare on a normal LEAP or something like that, thanks.

LXFlyer

Just to clarify that during the summer, and when not going to/from school, children should be paying normal child fares by using the driver's ticket machine. The child LEAP card remains valid.

Victor

There are designated term times: http://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/School-Holidays/ - however, I don't know if transport companies recognise them.

Fratton Fred

lxflyer wrote: »

To be fair Alek children are FAR more savvy about these things than adults.

I'd imagine the numbers of children not using LEAP/Scholar tickets on your bus is rather low?

I suggested to my daughter that we jump on a bus the other day, to which she replied that she couldn't, she didn't have her leap card.

When I said it's ok, I have loads of change I got a "whatareyouonaboutyoucrazyoldfoolyoudontusemoneyonabus" look.