LEAP CARD - Updated Summary of Cards / Functionality Available - March 2016

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LEAP CARD - Updated Summary of Cards / Functionality Available - March 2016

I've updated this thread for the additional functionality that has been added recently, including:

•Increased number of options for LEAP Visitor Card
•LEAP Family Card (Dublin) - Promotional Product
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LEAP CARD – Cards Available:

•Adult unpersonalised
•Adult personalised
•Child LEAP card (4-15)
•Child LEAP card (16-18) - Personalised
•Student travelcard - Personalised
•LEAP Visitor Card (See below)
•LEAP Family Card (See below - Promotional Product)
•Trainee LEAP Card (See below)
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LEAP CARD – Summary of Ticket Products Available:

Leap can be used in two modes:

•Pay-as-you-go epurse (in most cases offering discounts over cash fares)
•Period pass offering unlimited travel on one or more modes

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PAY-AS-YOU-GO E-PURSE:

· Dublin Bus (All services) - Daily and weekly (Monday-Sunday) capping applies (see below) – Tag on only - May require to interact with driver.

Note:
One person holding a LEAP card can pay for one or more companions on Dublin Bus using the epurse. This applies if the cardholder is using a period pass or the epurse for their own travel. It will not however contribute towards the cap.

· Irish Rail (Dublin Short Hop Zone only) – Daily and weekly (Monday-Sunday) capping applies (see below) – Tag on and off

Note:
The Irish Rail Short Hop Zone incorporates all stations from Kilcoole to Balbriggan, Howth, M3 Parkway and Maynooth and from Dublin Heuston to Hazelhatch.

· Irish Rail (Cork Commuter) – Tag on and off

· Bus Eireann (Greater Dublin Area) – Tag on only via driver

· Bus Eireann (Greater Cork Area) – Tag on only via driver

· Bus Eireann (Galway City Services & Route 410 - Galway-Oranmore) – Tag on only via driver

· Bus Eireann (Limerick City Services) – Tag on only via driver

· Bus Eireann (Waterford City Services & Route 360 Waterford-Tramore) – Tag on only via driver

· City Direct (Galway City Services) – Tag on only via driver

· LUAS (All services) – Daily and weekly (Monday-Sunday) capping applies (see below) – Tag on and off

· Matthews Coaches (Bettystown-Laytown-Dublin service) – Tag on only via driver

· Wexford Bus (All services) – Tag on only via driver - See www.wexfordbus.ie for more fare information

· Swords Express (All services) – Tag on only via driver

· Collins Coaches (Dublin-Ardee-Carrickmacross services) – Tag on only via driver

· Ashbourne Connect Route 193 & 194 – Tag on only via driver

· Eireagle (Limerick-Dublin Airport) – Tag on only via driver

Dublin Bus, Irish Rail Short Hop, and LUAS pay-as-you-go epurse fares can be found here.

Information on using LEAP in Cork can be found here.

Information on using LEAP in Limerick can be found here.

Information on using LEAP in Galway can be found here.

Information on using LEAP in Waterford can be found here.


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CAPPING ON PAY-AS-YOU-GO:
An automated daily or weekly (Monday-Sunday) cap will be applied to all e-purse transactions in Dublin. Different caps will apply to single operators, or where two or more operators are used as below.

Single Operator Capping Levels:

Dublin Bus:
Daily - Adult €6.90 / Student €5.00 / Child €2.50
Weekly (Monday-Sunday) - Adult €27.50 / Student €20.00 / Child €8.20

Note:
Nitelink, Airlink, tours and special events are excluded from the cap.

LUAS:
Daily - Adult €6.40 / Student €5.00 / Child €2.50
Weekly (Monday-Sunday) - Adult €23.50 / Student €18.00 / Child €8.20

Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone):
Daily - Adult €9.20 / Student €6.90 / Child €3.10
Weekly (Monday-Sunday) - Adult €35.50 / Student €27.00 / Child €12.00

The capping day rolls over at 04:30.

Multi-Operator Capping Levels:
The following caps apply where two or more operators are used.

Dublin Bus / LUAS / Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone):
Daily - Adult €10.00 / Student €7.50 / Child €3.50
Weekly (Monday-Sunday) - Adult €40.00 / Student €30.00 / Child €14.00

If you use one transport provider regularly and another irregularly during the day or week, the main transport operator’s cap will apply and other operator’s fares added separately until the multi-operator cap is reached.

The capping day rolls over at 04:30.

Note:
Dublin Bus Nitelink, Airlink, tours and special events are excluded from the cap.

More information on capping is available here.

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LEAP 90 DISCOUNT

If you take two or more journeys on Dublin Bus within 90 minutes of starting the first trip, using the LEAP pay-as-you-go epurse, then a discount (as listed below) will automatically apply to the second and any subsequent trips taken within 90 minutes of the previous one.

Discount Levels – Adult/Student €1 / Child €0.75 / City Centre Fare €0.60

Note that the discount does not apply to Airlink or Tour services.

Similarly, if you make a multi-mode journey using one of the combinations below within the Dublin Short Hop Zone, the discounts above will apply to the second and any subsequent trips, provided each individual trip starts within 90 minutes of the previous one.

- Luas – Dublin Bus - Luas
- Luas – DART/Commuter Rail - Dublin Bus
- Luas – DART/Commuter Rail – Luas
- DART/Commuter Rail – Dublin Bus – DART/Commuter Rail

Note that it does not apply to Luas to Luas journeys or DART/Commuter Rail to DART/Commuter Rail journeys as these trips already have specific discounted fares.

Note also, that each time you tag on a new 90 minute period will commence.

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TOPPING UP LEAP CARD E-PURSE

The LEAP card e-purse can be topped up a number of different ways:

•At one of over 400 Payzone LEAP card agents around Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway.

•At any LUAS ticket machine

•At any Irish Rail ticket machine in the Short Hop Zone

•Online at www.leapcard.ie - Note that this option requires you to subsequently visit your nominated "load location" to physically load the top-up amount onto the card. Note that online topups cannot be applied to your LEAP card via Dublin Bus or indeed other bus operator onboard ticket machines due to their memory constraints.

•Via Auto top-up - this is the easiest way of topping up the card. It automatically tops up your Leap Card with funds from your bank account, whenever your Travel Credit balance falls below €10. You can choose to Auto Top-Up by €30.00, €40.00 or €50.00. Note that this requires your card to be registered on the LEAP website and a direct debit to be set up.

•Via the LEAP Top-Up App for NFC enabled Android phones

•You can also use the LEAP card reader in the front window of Dublin Bus HQ, 59 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 to check your balance, collect online top-ups and to collect taxsaver ticket renewals.

•You can also use the LEAP card reader in the Bus Eireann bus station at Parnell Place in Cork to check your balance, collect online top-ups and to collect taxsaver ticket renewals.

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SINGLE OPERATOR PERIOD PASSES:
The following unlimited travel period passes / tickets can be loaded onto a LEAP card, either online (requires you to then visit a payzone outlet) or at a payzone outlet directly:

Dublin Bus:

Rambler 5 Day Adult - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Rambler 30 Day Adult - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Rambler 5 Day Student – requires Student LEAP Card - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Rambler 30 Day Student – requires Student LEAP Card - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Rambler 1 Day Family - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Freedom 3 Day Pass (including Airlink and Hop on-Hop off City Tour) - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Airlink Return Ticket - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Hop on-Hop off City Tour ticket

Monthly / Annual Bus Only Travelwide Ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Note that where you have more than one product loaded onto the card, you can ask the driver to select which product you wish to use by putting the card on his ticket machine. If you have two versions of the same product (e.g. 2 x 30 Day Rambler tickets), the righthand validator will automatically select the older product.


Irish Rail Short Hop Zone:

Annual Rail Only (Short Hop Zone) (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off


Irish Rail Cork to Cobh & Midleton:

Adult/Student Weekly unlimited travel tickets
Adult/Child/Student Monthly unlimited travel tickets

These are available from Payzone agents in Cork


Bus Eireann Greater Dublin Area:

Daily (24 hours) Greater Dublin Area zonal unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for any one of 5 different zones

Weekly (7 day) Greater Dublin Area zonal unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for any one of 5 different zones

There are 5 coloured zones surrounding Dublin (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow and Orange) that extend cumulatively out as far as Newry, Monaghan, Cavan, Granard, Longford, Tullamore, Portlaoise and Gorey.

Child 24 hour/7 day tickets are available in the Red and Green zones only, while Student 24 hour tickets are available in the Red, Green and Blue zones only.

Daily and weekly tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

Monthly and Annual Tickets (requires personalised LEAP card) - Available for each of the Red, Green, Blue, Yellow and Orange zones. Also available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie

For more information on Bus Eireann zonal tickets in the Dublin Area see here.

See the first tab attached file for list of zonal boundary points in the Greater Dublin Area.


Bus Eireann Cork City/Suburban tickets:

Daily (24 hours) Cork City/Suburban zonal unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for any one of 2 different zones

Weekly (7 day) Cork City/Suburban zonal unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for any one of 2 different zones

Monthly and Annual Cork City/Suburban zonal unlimited travel tickets (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month - available for any one of 2 different zones. Also available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie

There are 2 coloured zones surrounding Cork:

Red Zone:
Covers travel on:
All Cork City services 201 to 219 (excluding suburban portion of 215 beyond New Commons Road)
Routes 220/220A to Model Farm Road & Douglas East Village
Routes 221 & 245 to Glanmire Village
Route 223 to Douglas East Village
Route 226 to Evergreen Road
Route 233 to Model Farm Road / Carrigrohane Road / Mount Desert
Routes 240, 241, 260 & 261 to Lower Glanmire Road Cheshire Home
Routes 243 & 248 to Northlink Business Park

Green Zone:
Additionally includes travel on:
All of routes 215, 220, 220A, 221, 223, 226A and 248
Routes 240, 241, 260 and 261 as far as Carrigtwohill
Route 245 to Sallybrook
Route 243 to Whitechurch/Sluggera Cross
Route 233 to Ballincollig/Inniscarra/Cloghroe
Route 226 to Cork Airport

Child and Student options exist for all zones and periods, except that there is no monthly child option for both the red and green zones.

Daily and weekly tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

For more information on using LEAP on Bus Eireann in Cork, please see here.

A full list of zonal boundary points on Cork suburban services is included on the second tab of the attached file.


Bus Eireann Galway City tickets:

Daily (24 hours) Galway City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for adult LEAP cards only

Weekly (7 day) Galway City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

Monthly Galway City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

LEAP period passes are valid on all Bus Eireann Galway City services (routes 401-410).

Daily and weekly tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

For more information on using LEAP on Bus Eireann in Galway, please see here.


Bus Eireann Limerick City tickets:

Daily (24 hours) Limerick City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for adult LEAP cards only

Weekly (7 day) Limerick City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

Monthly Limerick City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

LEAP period passes are valid on all Bus Eireann Limerick City services (routes 301-306).

Daily tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

For more information on using LEAP on Bus Eireann in Limerick, please see here.


Bus Eireann Waterford City tickets:

Daily (24 hours) Waterford City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for adult LEAP cards only

Weekly (7 day) Waterford City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

Monthly Waterford City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

LEAP period passes are valid on all Bus Eireann Waterford City services (routes 601-605) but not on Route 360 between Waterford & Tramore.

Daily tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

For more information on using LEAP on Bus Eireann in Waterford, please see here.


City Direct Galway City tickets:

Weekly (7 days) unlimited travel ticket – Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation – available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

Monthly unlimited travel ticket – Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month – available for adult LEAP cards only

For more information on using LEAP on City Direct in Galway please see here.


LUAS:

Annual LUAS all zone tickets (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off

Monthly LUAS all zone tickets (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off


Wexford Bus:

Wexford-Dublin Airport Route:
Weekly/10 Journey Ticket Adult/Student - Tag on only via driver

Wexford Local Services:
1 Day/Weekly Ticket Adult/Child - Tag on only via driver

Note that adult 1 day/weekly tickets on Wexford local services require a personalised LEAP card.


Swords Express:

10 Journey Ticket - Tag on only via driver


Collins Coaches:

10 Journey Ticket - Tag on only via driver


Ashbourne Connect:

10 Journey Weekly Ticket - Tag on only via driver


Express Bus (Coolmine-IT Blanchardstown)

Weekly ticket - Tag on only via driver


Matthews Coaches (Bettystown-Dublin route only)

10 Journey Ticket - Tag on only via driver

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MULTI-OPERATOR PERIOD PASSES:

Dublin Bus/Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone):

Annual Dublin Bus/Irish Rail Short Hop ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail

Monthly Dublin Bus/Irish Rail Short Hop ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail - Only available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie


Dublin Bus/LUAS:

Annual Dublin Bus/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on LUAS

Monthly Dublin Bus/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on LUAS - Only available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie


Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone)/LUAS:

Annual Irish Rail Short Hop/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS

Monthly Irish Rail Short Hop/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS - Only available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie


Dublin Bus/Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone)/LUAS

Annual Dublin Bus/Irish Rail Short Hop/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS

Monthly Dublin Bus/Irish Rail Short Hop/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS - Only available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie

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LEAP Visitor Card - Valid for either 24 hours, 72 hours or 7 days on Dublin Bus, Irish Rail Short Hop Zone and LUAS services (including Airlink 747) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS

Can be purchased at Dublin Airport, Dublin Bus HQ and Dublin City Centre Tourist Office, and topped up a maximum of five times at any Payzone agent.

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LEAP Family Card - Offers 24 hours travel for a family of 2 adults and up to 4 children under 19 on:
All Dublin Bus services (including Nitelink & Airlink)
All Irish Rail services in the Short Hop Zone
All LUAS services
All Bus Eireann services within the Red Zone (see below)

Tag on only on Dublin Bus & Bus Eireann, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS

Only available online and a maximum of 2 cards per order, and must be used before 31 December 2016.

Bus Eireann Red Zone boundaries from Dublin:
Route 101 - Knock Cross
Route 103 - Ashbourne / Ratoath
Route 105 - Ashbourne
Route 107 - Ashbourne
Route 109 - Workhouse Cross
Route 109A - Ratoath
Route 111 - Batterstown
Routes 115/115A - Kilcock
Routes 120/121/123/123B - Green Cross
Route 126 - Kill
Route 133 - Newtownmountkennedy

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Trainee LEAP Card (only available through foreign language schools to registered students) - Valid for 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS

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CANCELLING CARDS
Full information on cancelling, replacing or refunding cards is here.

AlekSmart

Note:
One person holding a LEAP card can pay for a companion on Dublin Bus using the epurse. This applies if the cardholder is using a period pass or the epurse for their own travel.

It's worth noting that the Leapcard holder can pay for any number of companions at the Leapcard rate,as long as sufficient credit exists on the Card.

marmurr1916

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/limited-edition-1916-leap-card-offers-family-travel-in-dublin-for-10-when-theyre-gone-theyre-gone-34504647.html

LXFlyer

marmurr1916 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/limited-edition-1916-leap-card-offers-family-travel-in-dublin-for-10-when-theyre-gone-theyre-gone-34504647.html

Full details of which are included already in the summary above.

TBirdFrank

There seems to be a woeful omission in the purchase points for the Leap Visitor Card, but people arrive in Dublin from abroad at the Ferry Terminal and at Connolly Station, but they have to go to the airport or O Connell St to buy their card - a bit silly methinks!

Alun

They've just updated the Android app to allow the possibility to store payment card details for top-ups and view the last 5 transactions.

Doesn't get rid of the &*^%$ Verified by Visa screen though :mad:

N64

Alun wrote: »

They've just updated the Android app to allow the possibility to store payment card details for top-ups and view the last 5 transactions.

Doesn't get rid of the &*^%$ Verified by Visa screen though :mad:

The verified by VISA prompt only pops up when you use a card registered for the first time within the app, thankfully. I've topped up once after I registered the card and it went straight through.

Alun

N64 wrote: »

The verified by VISA prompt only pops up when you use a card registered for the first time within the app, thankfully. I've topped up once after I registered the card and it went straight through.

That's good to know. I usually take at least two attempts to get that damn thing right even sat behind a desktop PC in the comfort of my home, let alone on a phone while out and about. The sooner it dies a painful death the better.

dfx-

When the OP/Leap site says the Nitelink is excluded from capping...how is it?

If you've already reached the cap, the Nitelink is €2.70 with Leap.

dingding

You have requested to enable auto top-up on this card, please wait till auto top-up is activated on your card

I only use the leap card infrequently as I dont live in Dublin. I tried to set up the card to auto topup and I have the error above when I go into the Manage Auto Topup Section. Any ideas what to do.

Dravokivich

Your card needs to be updated. Can only do this by using the leap card at a ticket vending machine, Payzone shop or by touching on/off.

Might be able to use the new app on Android as well if your phone has NFC.

dingding

Dravokivich wrote: »

Your card needs to be updated. Can only do this by using the leap card at a ticket vending machine, Payzone shop or by touching on/off.

Might be able to use the new app on Android as well if your phone has NFC.

Thanks. Tried that. Topped up by 30 at a train station today. I can see the money on the card but the error is still there. Cheers

Carawaystick

Is it planned to let you use travel credit on a leap card to pay for tickets on journeys starting outside the leap zone?
The station in Drogheda has a machine where you can put credit on a leapcard, but not pay for a ticket with credit already on the card.

LXFlyer

Carawaystick wrote: »

Is it planned to let you use travel credit on a leap card to pay for tickets on journeys starting outside the leap zone?
The station in Drogheda has a machine where you can put credit on a leapcard, but not pay for a ticket with credit already on the card.

No plans at the moment in the public domain - I'd imagine at some point it will happen though.

kc56

lxflyer

IE Point-to-Point period passes can be loaded on personalised Leap cards.

Period passes, incl DB, can be downloaded via the Leap Android App.

LXFlyer

kc56 wrote: »

lxflyer

IE Point-to-Point period passes can be loaded on personalised Leap cards.

Period passes, incl DB, can be downloaded via the Leap Android App.

But that has nothing to do with using travel credit to pay-as-you-go for rail services outside the Short Hop zone which is what the question was about!

kc56

lxflyer wrote: »

But that has nothing to do with using travel credit to pay-as-you-go for rail services outside the Short Hop zone which is what the question was about!

I was responding to the Thread and not the topic in question and mentioned these two functionalities that were not covered.

loyatemu

Leap Card can now be associated with your Dublin Bikes account, one less card needed in the wallet.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/leap-cards-can-now-be-used-for-dublin-bikes-scheme-1.2798032

plodder

Just noticed a very strange "feature" of the Android Leap card app this morning. I had registered a credit card and PIN for my own card. Went to topup my son's card, and the PIN was rejected. Turns out it was looking for the PIN and credit card that was last used (and registered against) his Leap card, on a different phone. That was very surprising and unhelpful.

I presume what's happening is that the leap card is tied to a specific credit card. I think it makes more sense to tie a credit card (and PIN) to a particular phone, and then allow that phone and PIN to update any Leapcard. I don't see much benefit in tying a leapcard to one specific credit card.

sdevine89

Has there been any time indication given for the iOS app with functionality like the android version?

devnull

sdevine89 wrote: »

Has there been any time indication given for the iOS app with functionality like the android version?

The timeline is whenever Apple decide that they will allow it.

coylemj

New Leap fare capping applies from March 6th. I got it an an e-mail but the numbers are all in tables which you can't readily copy & paste into a text screen. Check the website, link below......

https://about.leapcard.ie/fare-capping

ryanch09

Leap cards can now be used on Sligo town bus routes S1 and S2

ED E

loyatemu wrote: »

Leap Card can now be associated with your Dublin Bikes account, one less card needed in the wallet.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/leap-cards-can-now-be-used-for-dublin-bikes-scheme-1.2798032

How t'feck did I miss that until now. Another NFC card I can drop from my wallet to save "reader confusion". Ace.

Padraig Mor

Note that Leap cards can be topped up (and online topups collected) at Irish Rail ticket machines in Cork as well - certainly on the Cobh line, and presumably Midleton as well.

Edelstein

"It's worth noting that the Leapcard holder can pay for any number of companions at the Leapcard rate,as long as sufficient credit exists on the Card"

Can anyone tell me if the above applies to the Child (school child age 4 up) Leapcard on Dublin Bus? I have a Child Leapcard for my daughter but hope to take 2 other children along over the Easter break. Can I tag 3 children on on the one card?

TIA

AlekSmart

Edelstein wrote: »

"It's worth noting that the Leapcard holder can pay for any number of companions at the Leapcard rate,as long as sufficient credit exists on the Card"

Can anyone tell me if the above applies to the Child (school child age 4 up) Leapcard on Dublin Bus? I have a Child Leapcard for my daughter but hope to take 2 other children along over the Easter break. Can I tag 3 children on on the one card?

TIA

Yes...you can use either your daughter's card,or your own,to get Companion Leap fares for the others.
It will be slightly faster on the Child card,as the Driver will not have to switch from Adult to Child mode on the Ticket Machine.

beer enigma

AlekSmart wrote: »

Yes...you can use either your daughter's card,or your own,to get Companion Leap fares for the others.
It will be slightly faster on the Child card,as the Driver will not have to switch from Adult to Child mode on the Ticket Machine.

Anyone know if I can do this on the Cork buses (when they are back)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Andip wrote: »

Anyone know if I can do this on the Cork buses (when they are back)

Would like to know this too.. sounds very handy!!

Victor

Andip wrote: »

Anyone know if I can do this on the Cork buses (when they are back)

Yes, on any Leap Card enabled bus (not tram or train). Just make sure there is enough credit for there and back.

Under 4s are free.

beer enigma

Victor wrote: »

Yes, on any Leap Card enabled bus (not tram or train). Just make sure there is enough credit for there and back.

Under 4s are free.

Thanks

That's really useful to know...way handier than finding cash

murphaph

I'm visiting home (Dublin) with my missus and son (turned 4 in March) and wondering can I get a single Leap card and use the e-purse for all three of us on Bus, tram and rail in Dublin region or can I only buy companion tickets on DB?

We have access to a car so won't be buying any weekly tickets etc. just for the odd trip into town or on the DART it would be handy.

wench

murphaph wrote: »

I'm visiting home (Dublin) with my missus and son (turned 4 in March) and wondering can I get a single Leap card and use the e-purse for all three of us on Bus, tram and rail in Dublin region or can I only buy companion tickets on DB?

We have access to a car so won't be buying any weekly tickets etc. just for the odd trip into town or on the DART it would be handy.

Companion tickets are bus only, as the other services are tag-on, tag-off.

Victor

murphaph wrote: »

I'm visiting home (Dublin) with my missus and son (turned 4 in March) and wondering can I get a single Leap card and use the e-purse for all three of us on Bus, tram and rail in Dublin region or can I only buy companion tickets on DB?

We have access to a car so won't be buying any weekly tickets etc. just for the odd trip into town or on the DART it would be handy.

There are a variety of family tickets you can look at.

Note that the capping on Leap Card only works for the user - companion tickets won't contribute to the cap.

There is also a Victor Leap Card.

piplip87

I have a leap card. Have to go home from work tomorrow evening on the bus and back in Saturday and home Saturday evening.

If I get a bus home from Dublin tomorrow evening at 5:15, does the 24 hour ticket cover me on the way home at 5:15 on Saturday ? If the bus Saturday is late by a couple of minutes will I have to buy a ticket of the bus driver ?

L1011

Victor wrote: »

There is also a Victor Leap Card.

How much do you charge and what does it cover? :pac:

Victor

L1011 wrote: »

How much do you charge and what does it cover? :pac:

That was mean to be "Visitor Leap Card".

LXFlyer

piplip87 wrote: »

I have a leap card. Have to go home from work tomorrow evening on the bus and back in Saturday and home Saturday evening.

If I get a bus home from Dublin tomorrow evening at 5:15, does the 24 hour ticket cover me on the way home at 5:15 on Saturday ? If the bus Saturday is late by a couple of minutes will I have to buy a ticket of the bus driver ?

This is a Bus Eireann 24 hour ticket I take it?


It is valid for 24 hours from the time you validate it first - if you validate your last journey just before the 24 hours are up then it is still valid for that entire journey, but it will not cover buses showing up after the 24 period is up I'm afraid.

ED E

Load location - Leap Top-Up App
Top-Up Travel Credit ? 10.00
Total ? 10.00
Total ? 10.00
Important Notes:
? Top Up Travel Credit and/or Travel Tickets purchased before 10pm is normally available for collection by 8am the following day.

Previously I've paid in app, this time I used the site for convenience. Do I now have to wait to load the card with the app? Surely not...

kc56

ED E wrote: »

Previously I've paid in app, this time I used the site for convenience. Do I now have to wait to load the card with the app? Surely not...

Yes. The site has no way of contacting the card so the App needs to be used to download the top-up since that is the method selected. If you use the App for the top-up, the app can update the card immediately.

ED E

kc56 wrote: »

Yes. The site has no way of contacting the card so the App needs to be used to download the top-up since that is the method selected. If you use the App for the top-up, the app can update the card immediately.

Thats the thing, the site has it pending collection but the app is totally unaware. The dialogue suggests the API that the app checks wont have it until tomorrow.

kc56

ED E wrote: »

Thats the thing, the site has it pending collection but the app is totally unaware. The dialogue suggests the API that the app checks wont have it until tomorrow.

On-line orders with App delivery are probably bundled with the ticket machine/validators/barriers overnight updates.

ED E

kc56 wrote: »

On-line orders with App delivery are probably bundled with the ticket machine/validators/barriers overnight updates.

Thats what I hoped couldnt be the case. F'sake. Antiquated banking mentality.

Dravokivich

Why didn't you just use the app to purchase? I don't get how using the site is considered convenient in any way.

ED E

Dravokivich wrote: »

Why didn't you just use the app to purchase? I don't get how using the site is considered convenient in any way.

Primarily because my debit is stored there and I was already booking tickets etc on the desktop.

Dravokivich

You can save payment details on the app too.

ED E

Dravokivich wrote: »

You can save payment details on the app too.

Really don't trust the TII devs to not store them in plaintext tbh.

Dravokivich

ED E wrote: »

Really don't trust the TII devs to not store them in plaintext tbh.

Needless scaremongering. You create a pin, and it'll only be used with any leap cards the payment details have been related to.

If I put my mother's card up to my phone, I'd have to go through the full process all over again.

markpb

ED E wrote: »

Really don't trust the TII devs to not store them in plaintext tbh.

Merchants aren't allowed accept or store card details without being compliant. Their acquiring bank will insist on an external PCI-DSS audit. One of the fairly obvious things that is checked during the audit is that card details are properly and securely encrypted and that CVVs are not stored.

TII don't store the card details at all. They outsource their card acceptance and tokenisation to Payzone.

AlekSmart

Yet again,we have one of the most positive elements of Leap Card being somewhat ignored...Busdrivers will spend the fortnight still issuing Child Cash fares to chizzzlers who apparently don't read newspapers,take notice of adverts,listen to radio,check apps...etc....The list is endless.

The Free Fare Fortnight is available to ALL Child Leap Card holders...even the 6' 4" deep voiced,bearded ones...USE it or LOSE it !

It's a bit earlier this year,but hey...FREE STUFF...No hidden catches...except that you MUST have a Child Leap Card with at least 1c Credit on it....

No Child Leap Card = Money out of your Pocket !

https://about.leapcard.ie/kids-go-free:eek:

LXFlyer

The correct link is here: https://about.leapcard.ie/kids-go-free

It is for the period 3-16 July - that's over a week away.

Plenty of time to publicise it yet!