What happens if you forget to tap your card when you get off the bus?
What happens if you forget to tap your card when you get off the bus? If you don't have a default set on your card and you forget to tap off at the end of your trip, you'll be charged the fare to the last stop on the train line or bus route and with your fare type and any applicable loyalty discounts applied.
Do phones affect contactless cards?
In general, the magnetic field on your phone speaker is too weak to cause too many problems. So it shouldn't cause any damage to the magnetic strip on your credit card.
Can your go card go negative?
However, should the rare occasion arise when, due to a systems problem or otherwise, a purchase occurs with not enough funds in the GOCard Debit Account (creating a “shortage” or “negative amount”), the “owed” funds will automatically be deducted from the next deposit.
Why do you tap off on a bus?
Tap On, Tap Off for return journeys In addition, if you decide to make several journeys in that day your fare will be capped at the daily rate. Using Tap On, Tap off means you only pay for the journeys you have made and gives you more flexibility should your travel needs change.
What can you do if you leave your phone on the bus?
Check with the lost and found department at the bus company to see if someone turned it in. Call the phone company and have it disconnected or go there and have the services transferred to a new phone. Some cell phone companies let you log into their website and suspend the phones services right away.
What happens if you forget to tap out on a train?
If you don't have a default set on your card and you forget to tap off at the end of your trip, you'll be charged the fare to the last stop on the train line or bus route and with your fare type and any applicable loyalty discounts applied.
How does tap on tap off work?
Tap On, Tap Off is as simple as it sounds, you tap on by placing your contactless bank card or enabled device onto the ticket machine reader when you board the bus and tap off on the designated card reader when you leave.
What happens if you forget to tap off a bus?
What happens if I forget to tap off? You will be charged the single fare to the end of the route, so always remember to tap off in order to pay the correct fare.
Can I use my iPhone as a TAP card?
- Make your travel safe and easy with touchless payment and card management. - Add a new TAP card to your iPhone and Apple Watch and use your fare immediately. - Use your iPhone (8 and above) and Apple Watch (Series 3 and above) to tap with Apple Pay when boarding a bus or train.
What do bus drivers see when you tap in?
You tap in and the machine immediately deducts the flat fare. The driver will see you do this and challenge you if you don't. It's a flat fare for a trip of any length and this makes tapping out unnecessary. Indeed flat fares were introduced to make this work.