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BUSRAGE Discussions: Forum: Fares and Ticketing - Recent Topics http://busrage.com/forum/ BUSRAGE Discussions: Forum: Fares and Ticketing - Recent Topics en Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:22:47 +0000 Richard on "Driver who couldn't say no" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/5168#post-5168 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:57:43 +0000 Richard 5168@http://busrage.com/forum/ I boarded a very full inbound bus this morning at Rathmines (I won't say which route because the driver could get into trouble) and it left the stop full to capacity. To my amazement, the bus, though stuffed, continued picking up at the next 2 stops until passengers were standing right up at the front window alongside the driver and well forward of the white line. As we approached the next stop the driver indicated he was going to stop again even though there wasn't even standing room left. At this point I said he should keep on going, the bus really was stuffed, and he did in fact keep on going. It is nice to have a driver who tries to fit an extra few in, but I thought this guy really was a bit OTT. Al on "DB fares going up AGAIN..." http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3252 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:22:52 +0000 Al 3252@http://busrage.com/forum/ This happening on the <a href="http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/timetable_and_route_news.asp?action=view&news_id=402" target="_new">day after New Year's</a>, 2005. Going up by a "nickel" across the board. This now means that a one-to-three-stage adult journey is going to be ninety cents. A trip out to Bray Strand will now be €1.85 one-way...and if you wanna ride to somewhere like Leixlip, it'll be a whopping €2.10...and somewhere like Balbriggan or Newcastle Co. Wicklow will be €4.10 or so, right? They gotta consolidate fares if they want people to switch back to the bus; but I guess that the privatisation crusade put zero impetus into DB engaging in something as modern as a flat fare... Craig on "Every Sunday In Nov : Adults 95c , Children 65c" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/4983#post-4983 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:00:49 +0000 Craig 4983@http://busrage.com/forum/ Dublin Bus Intoduced a new Scheme In November, Every Sunday In November All Route's To Anywhere Will Only cost you 95c or for children 65c... (Excluding Route 90/91 - 747/748) Is there a reason that Db Are Doing this? The Sting on "The 1 Euro Fare Question!" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/4506#post-4506 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:18:05 +0000 The Sting 4506@http://busrage.com/forum/ Hi Guys, Here is a good question that i hope you can answer. This moring i got on to the 236 and the Bus Driver Charged me 1 Euro for the same trip I took last year which was 90c. I complained and He told me that was what He was told to charge people. I said ok , ill check this myself, so i checked the Timetable for my self and its says that the Flat Fare is 95c regardless of the Distance traveled, so the Driver is incorrect!! You guys agree with that?? Here is the link to the 236 timetable .http://www.dublinbus.ie/your_journey/viewer.asp?route=236 But i have noticed that some drivers are chargeing 1 Euro for fares that cost 90c before had, I thought it was simple all fare up by 5c and that was it . Have i missed something?? Please enlighten me on this. Thanks Peter mary smith on "fares" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/4376#post-4376 Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:12:05 +0000 mary smith 4376@http://busrage.com/forum/ i recently started to use public transport after 7years of driving, one thing i have found when i pay my fair and and give over the amount, i always need to remind the bus driver he owes me a refund, i often wonder are they trying to keep the refunds and cash them in at lunch time!!! David on "New Tickets" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/4276#post-4276 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:49:49 +0000 David 4276@http://busrage.com/forum/ What is the situation with the new reciept style farebox tickets? I noticed them in operation on the 65 recently. News has spread that they are also in operation on the 16. Are they being rolled out fleetwide? (along with the new smartcard readers as per Ringsend? David on "New Tickets" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/4275#post-4275 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:49:48 +0000 David 4275@http://busrage.com/forum/ What is the situation with the new reciept style farebox tickets? I noticed them in operation on the 65 recently. News has spread that they are also in operation on the 16. Are they being rolled out fleetwide? (along with the new smartcard readers as per Ringsend? ken on "travel 90" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/4139#post-4139 Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:12:27 +0000 ken 4139@http://busrage.com/forum/ i can,t understand why the travel 90 tickets are only available in packs of ten,and are not available seperately AlekSmart on "Fares Rise" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/1666#post-1666 Sun, 04 Jan 2004 18:54:35 +0000 AlekSmart 1666@http://busrage.com/forum/ The most disheartening thing in all of this present mess is that Seamus Brennan is percieved as being the single most successful of This Governments Ministers. I have long ago given up on any recognition of The Bus Service being regarded as an integral part of Dublins Life. We have one of the least public-Transport friendly Councils in the Western World who will never allow an opportunity pass to discommode Public Transport users in favour of Car Drivers,Unicyclists or any other form of mobility. To give one example: Why after many months of prepriatory work and long detailed examination and planning was it possible for the City Manager to Suspend the operation of the Pearse St/Tara St Bus-Gate during Operation Freeflow. Wads the City Manager Unaware of the INCREASED strategic importance of this piece of infrastructure given the DART closure and the Funderland/Ice Rink events in the RDS. The City Managers decision left Bus Atha Cliath without this Vital item which when combined with some special Allocated Kerbside space COULD have allieviated the situation on this corridor (See Discussions). Instead The City Administrators took to the Hills leaving behind a recipe for chaos which cooked just fine. The Bus-Gate issue is but a single one of many where the CITY has abandoned its public transport using citizens and the Companies tasked with serving them. If anybody doubts the levels of Incompetence,disinterest and possibily dishonesty within Dublins Administration then look no further than the shameful state of O Connell St itself over the Christmas Holiday. I contend that the poorest least democratic state in the known world would have displayed more civic pride in its Capital City than what was all too visible to citizen and visitor alike in Dublin. And our liberal elite speculate on the reasons for the drop in Asylum Applications..? Take away the Cash Money allowances and Ireland is left in all its very visible shambolic nakedness.... What a shower of wasters we continually elect..! P HenryDishu on "Stages?" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2643#post-2643 Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:56:31 +0000 P HenryDishu 2643@http://busrage.com/forum/ Hey, im new in ireland. How do i pay to get on a bus? I know it is 85c for 1 staje to 3, but how do i no how many stajes im going on? AlekSmart on "Aircoach Fares" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2157#post-2157 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:43:58 +0000 AlekSmart 2157@http://busrage.com/forum/ Anybody notice a little 1 euro fare increase on Aircoach recently ? Not a peep from a media which usually has a collective orgasm at a 5c increase from BAC. Also still no satisfactory answer as to how the Dept sanctioned a new stage carriage start-up in 1999 without ANY disabled access possible. In the light of present leglislation what is the Aircoach position should a wheelchair user present for travel on their services..?? Al on "DB fare increases – a nickel across the board" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/1629#post-1629 Tue, 23 Dec 2003 15:05:15 +0000 Al 1629@http://busrage.com/forum/ Just posted on the DB web site. All fares go up by 5 cents. The fare-by-stage system remains in effectnothing innovative, like perhaps a flat fare <center><a href="http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/timetable_and_route_news.asp?action=view&news_id=271" target="_new">Article on DB web site</a></center> Damien on "Toll road pay for public transport" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/1596#post-1596 Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:12:07 +0000 Damien 1596@http://busrage.com/forum/ I wonder would using income from toll roads to provide free public transport be enough to encourage people who wouldn't otherwise use public transport to leave their cars at home? Having a fee system for entering the city, like London, could be a good source of income. Getting income from the Westlink and Eastlink bridges would be brilliant - I really hope Mr Brennan doesn't renegotiate the NTR contracts if they get to build the Red Cow cloverleaf interchange. A downside to this is that the current public transport system can't cope with the existing passenger numbers. admin on "Article: Brennan proposes bus & rail fare increase" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/1514#post-1514 Mon, 01 Dec 2003 06:53:03 +0000 admin 1514@http://busrage.com/forum/ From <a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/1201/fares.html" target="_new">www.rte.ie</a>. The Minister for Transport, Séamus Brennan, is to present proposals to the Government within the next few weeks to increase bus and rail fares in line with inflation, which currently stands at 2.3%. It is understood that the increases will come into effect in the New Year. A spokeswoman for the minister also confirmed that future fare rises would be made on an annual basis and would be linked to inflation. Last December, Mr Brennan granted CIE a 9% increase in fares, the first increase in eight years. Neil on "Bus Eireann Online Tickets" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/1481#post-1481 Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:24:15 +0000 Neil 1481@http://busrage.com/forum/ Maybe this has come up already but has anyone much experience of buying tickets online from Bus Eireann. To be fair to them, using the website is fairly easy. After you've selected your ticket, you receive an email with a reference number on it which you are to give to the driver who then issues you with a normal ticket. I did that (no problems) but when I gave it to the driver, he had a very blank expression on his face. He said he had never heard of internet tickets, didn't know what I was talking about. I then pointed to the "Internet Fare" button on his ticket dispensing machine - he replied "I've never pressed that button before in my life" He let me on the bus anyway and I eventually got a ticket later on at Busaras but is this not typical of Bus Eireann (CIE in general I suppose) that they launch online ticket sales and yet fail to communicate this change to its drivers properly. It's a great idea, saves time but after my experience I won't be doing it again! Al on "Outer Suburban fare structure—such secrecy..." http://busrage.com/forum/topic/853#post-853 Thu, 03 Apr 2003 15:13:11 +0000 Al 853@http://busrage.com/forum/ They were that way even going back to CIE Dublin District days, when the outer suburban border was much closer to the city than nowadays.Still makes no sense to me as to *why* the fares are simply not posted on the website. DB wants to make you go through the whole rigor-marole of writing to the head office at 59 Sráid Uí Chonghaile, Baile Átha Cliath a hAon to get a list of current outer suburban fares.Is an tUasal O Bhrionann aware of this...?? Let me tell you, that title "minister" goes right to the head; maybe they ought to adopt the US equivalent, "secretary"...? Charlie D on "Dublin Bus fares revision" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/746#post-746 Sat, 07 Dec 2002 15:45:50 +0000 Charlie D 746@http://busrage.com/forum/ Democracy lives! Dublin Bus have been obliged to revise the new fares downwards from Monday 9 December 2002 after attempting to raise them by far more than the 9% for which they were given permission. See how this change came about? The angry punters (us) kicked up stink- Eoin Ryan summoned DB to appear before the Joint Committee on Transport which he currently chairs. DB appeared, discussions took place, and DB changed their fares. All this took place within a week to ten days. I find this encouraging- the often maligned politicians took responsibility and brought about change. Next up before the Transport Committee are Bus Eireann. Now what we need is a public transport user's council, with a statutory base, and some resources. The power of the council will be required to represent users whether DB is the main player or there are lots of competing private companies. We will also still have the Joint Committee on Transport. Yours Charlie Delap. P.S. Delighted to hear news of impending improvements to Busrage site- I can't imagine life without Busrage. peter on "A gripe about the fare increases......" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/734#post-734 Tue, 03 Dec 2002 16:55:26 +0000 peter 734@http://busrage.com/forum/ A gripe about the fare increases......We all know that Dublin Bus recieves a huge amount of extra money on top of the fares it charges by giving us those crappy paper slips instead of real change.I understand that they cannot spend this money as we all may suddenly decide to claim it from what ever big bank account they keep it in, but what I do realise is that they must be making HUGE interest on the grand total by now considering how long the paper change system has been in operation.Therefore how can they possibly justify any fare increases considering that probably 35% of cash passengers give AT LEAST 10cent extra per journey???If you work this out, over the two year or so period (or is it more?) we have had the paper change system, the grand total of idle money must be huge, even at a very low interest rate, i bet the return is quite profitable.........all your thoughts please....???? Al on "Bus Eireann fares going up too." http://busrage.com/forum/topic/715#post-715 Thu, 28 Nov 2002 15:37:03 +0000 Al 715@http://busrage.com/forum/ An average of nine per cent. Does that allow riders to pay the "full cost of their ride" (a catch-phrase of US auto lobbyists)...?? <ul><li><a href="http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/travel_reports.asp?action=view&news_id=74">http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/travel_reports.asp?action=view&news_id=74</a></ul> admin on "Dublin Bus Announce Fare Increases" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/701#post-701 Tue, 26 Nov 2002 18:24:54 +0000 admin 701@http://busrage.com/forum/ Following the Government decision to allow CIE to raise fares by 9%, Dublin Bus are doing just that.There is, however, some confusion as to what the new fares actually are, since posters on the buses themselves advertise stages 1-7 as €1, and 8-13 as €1.70. These would seem to have been scrapped in favour of the fares outlines below, which are taken directly from the dublinbus.ie site.These new fares come into force from 2nd Dec 2002ADULT CASH FARES Stages Fare 1 - 3 0.90 4 - 7 1.20 8 - 13 1.60 14 - 23 1.60 Over 23 2.00 CHILDREN'S CASH FARES Stages Fare 1 - 7 0.60 Over 7 0.80 SCHOOLCHILD CASH FARE All Stages 0.50 SHOPPER'S CASH FARE All Stages 0.50 NITELINK - ADULT FARES Unchanged (€4.00, except 33N, 41N extension, 67N, 88N which are €6).AIRLINK SERVICE CASH FARES ADULT (Single) €5 CHILD (Single) €2 <ul><li><a href="http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/timetable_and_route_news.asp?action=view&news_id=150">New Dublin Bus Fares</a></ul> Anonymous on "Contradictions in Fares!!" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/295#post-295 Sat, 17 Nov 2001 22:42:09 +0000 Anonymous 295@http://busrage.com/forum/ I am a 17 year old schoolgirl who does not receive wages (obviously - cuz I'm still in school!) and yet, I am expected to pay the same amount as a full-time working adult! I obviously still sneak on using childfare tickets but, would love to know the reasoning behind the idea that you become a full fare-paying adult once you reach the age of sixteen?! I certainly can't afford these expensive adult fares and would love if someone could tell me why Dublin Bus think I can! [posted by: Lisa] Al on "Flat Fare" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/275#post-275 Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:58:58 +0000 Al 275@http://busrage.com/forum/ I was wondering...since Dublin Bus doesn't have conductors anymore, if there were any considerations towards charging a flat fare for all destinations. What would be a fair rate to charge, perhaps £1 (or how is it going to be with the Euros? 2002's just around the corner, after all). I'm sure that everyone would love it if you could ride for just 10p, of course...but I was wondering if any serious proposals have been tabled.Also...I think that DB should have transfer tickets, like most US city bus services do; that way, if you have to change buses, you don't have to pay double-fare, like has been inflicted upon bus riders for decades.Any opinions...or is the atmosphere of frustration and anger still prevailing...?