Do I tell the driver when I am putting excess money in the slot?

Boulevardier

I am not a very organised person, and many's the time I have had incorrect change, and so have had to put 2.40 Euro, or even 2.50, into the slot when I am paying a 2.35 fare.

In more than one case I mentioned to the driver something like "2.35 please, that's 2.40 I am putting in" and the driver has taken offence as though I am calling him an idiot.

So on other occasions I have put in the 2.40 and said nothing. In those cases my excess ticket stub does not appear, so then I mention the excess, and the driver asks why I said nothing!

So what is the correct thing to do? Risk seeming to call the driver a moron, or risk implying that he is holding back on my refund entitlement?

Banjoxed

Boulevardier wrote: »

I am not a very organised person, and many's the time I have had incorrect change, and so have had to put 2.40 Euro, or even 2.50, into the slot when I am paying a 2.35 fare.

In more than one case I mentioned to the driver something like "2.35 please, that's 2.40 I am putting in" and the driver has taken offence as though I am calling him an idiot.

So on other occasions I have put in the 2.40 and said nothing. In those cases my excess ticket stub does not appear, so then I mention the excess, and the driver asks why I said nothing!

So what is the correct thing to do? Risk seeming to call the driver a moron, or risk implying that he is holding back on my refund entitlement?

I just politely ask for my change ticket, please. No decent driver could take offence at that.

dfx-

I have seen a driver on the 122 go upstairs to fetch someone who looked for change and went a stop extra. The driver actually said that he remembered who because they looked for change...so don't forget your stop...

AlekSmart

Boulevardier wrote: »

I am not a very organised person, and many's the time I have had incorrect change, and so have had to put 2.40 Euro, or even 2.50, into the slot when I am paying a 2.35 fare.

In more than one case I mentioned to the driver something like "2.35 please, that's 2.40 I am putting in" and the driver has taken offence as though I am calling him an idiot.

So on other occasions I have put in the 2.40 and said nothing. In those cases my excess ticket stub does not appear, so then I mention the excess, and the driver asks why I said nothing!

So what is the correct thing to do? Risk seeming to call the driver a moron, or risk implying that he is holding back on my refund entitlement?

Get a LEAPCARD ASAP,move forward,save money (Leapfare €1.95),save time (Everybody's),save paper,reduce stress (Yours and Busdrivers),...remember too,that from Dec 1st your €2.35 Fare becomes €2.55 (€2.05 Leapcard)

Being "Organized" does'nt come into it at all really.....;)

Boulevardier

Yes, but this thread is for people who, for whatever reason, are not using Leap cards on the day. That is not going to stop.

LXFlyer

Boulevardier wrote: »

Yes, but this thread is for people who, for whatever reason, are not using Leap cards on the day. That is not going to stop.

In the long run I'd not be so sure of that!


In London all buses are now cashless.

Mint Sauce

AlekSmart wrote: »

Get a LEAPCARD ASAP,move forward,save money (Leapfare €1.95),save time (Everybody's),save paper,reduce stress (Yours and Busdrivers),...remember too,that from Dec 1st your €2.35 Fare becomes €2.55 (€2.05 Leapcard)

Being "Organized" does'nt come into it at all really.....;)

One downside of the leap card, is DB not having a flat fare, and someone like me who does not use their service frequently, there does not know the fare stages, and getting a driver who does not know what fare stage my destination is in.

dfx-

lxflyer wrote: »

In the long run I'd not be so sure of that!


In London all buses are now cashless.

if you have €5 minimum to top up by..

For disorganised people looking to pay one odd fare on the day, it makes more sense to not bother and pay cash.

LXFlyer

dfx- wrote: »

if you have €5 minimum to top up by..

For disorganised people looking to pay one odd fare on the day, it makes more sense to not bother and pay cash.

I did include the words "in the long run".

It would need contactless payment cards to be in mass circulation here and LEAP working on them. That's a fair way off.


However, I can see it happening eventually.

Boulevardier

That's all great, but have any other cash fare-payers out there run into my little (non-crucial) conundrum?

LXFlyer

Boulevardier wrote: »

That's all great, but have any other cash fare-payers out there run into my little (non-crucial) conundrum?

In answer to your question, I would tell the driver that you're putting more than the fare into the slot - what harm can it do?


They can only see the coins - there's no counter on their side so you're relying on the driver to count it!

AlekSmart

lxflyer wrote: »

In answer to your question, I would tell the driver that you're putting more than the fare into the slot - what harm can it do?


They can only see the coins - there's no counter on their side so you're relying on the driver to count it!

There is also a corporate response available for those who,for whatever reason have difficulties using the Bus Service.

https://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Accessibility/

https://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Accessibility/Travel-Assistance-Scheme/

As far as the abolition of on-bus Cash transactions goes,it should be noted that the NTA is already fully engaged with the National Payments Plan (NPP) as operated through the Central Bank.

https://www.centralbank.ie/paycurr/Pages/NationalPaymentsPlan.aspx

The NPP's 3 year target is for a doubling of cashless payments countrywide by 2015 a process in which Public Transport plays a significant (and growing) role.

The significance of Dublin Bus's role is in the vast number of individual transactions which,if transferred to cashless,make the NPP's target far more readily achieveable.

I would suggest that the life expectancy of on-bus Cash transactions has shortened considerably over the past 6 months,with every possibility of a significant announcement on the issue before the end of 2015.

Watch this space.