English National Concessionary Travel Card Information displayed

[dggar]

Does anyone know what information is displayed to the Bus Driver
when the English National Concessionary Travel Card is placed on the ticket machine,(principally on Stage Coach buses)

 

[Bullfield WEst]

Card #, expiry date and issuing authority plus... er?

 

[34D]

There are a couple of things. On my (non-stagecoach) bus, when the card is touched it either goes red and displays an error, goes green and displays 'elderly' or 'disabled' or in the case of a 'disabled plus companion' pass it prompts for yes/no to companion, then goes green.

There is also a card enquiry button which will display the products loaded onto the card, with expiry date etc.

Edit: the above is the Ticketer system, which in my view is very good

 

[plymothian]

Depends on the set up of the ticket machine and company.

We get (non Stagecoach):

ENCTS_Conc
EXP: xx/xx/xx

ENCTS_Conc 80
EXP: xx/xx/xx

ENCTS_DI Ent
EXP: xx/xx/xx

INVALID
Not Valid for Travel

 

[overthewater]

Do the English cards also cover Council tax, Library services, Council sport centres, which are common with Scottish cards?

 

[Bullfield WEst]

No. We have Local Council membership cards for Gym, Swimming, Library services etc.

 

[34D]

Depends on the set up of the ticket machine and company.

We get (non Stagecoach):

ENCTS_Conc
EXP: xx/xx/xx

ENCTS_Conc 80
EXP: xx/xx/xx

ENCTS_DI Ent
EXP: xx/xx/xx

INVALID
Not Valid for Travel

What type of machines does this refer to, please?

 

[cjp]

No. We have Local Council membership cards for Gym, Swimming, Library services etc.

Yes which is so inefficient and a waste of money

 

[Bullfield WEst]

Yes which is so inefficient and a waste of money

But these are locally controlled services not available throughout England. The Bus Pass covers the whole of the country. Is it really cheap to put so many dissimilar services onto one card?

 

[34D]

But these are locally controlled services not available throughout England. The Bus Pass covers the whole of the country. Is it really cheap to put so many dissimilar services onto one card?

A publicly stated aim of ENCTS (which is issued locally by councils don't forget) was to integrate services like this onto the same card.

 

[button_boxer]

Do the English cards also cover Council tax, Library services, Council sport centres, which are common with Scottish cards?

Not universally, but some authorities do this for certain services, for example the Derbyshire county ENCTS pass doubles as a library card for Derbyshire libraries.

 

[Bullfield WEst]

A publicly stated aim of ENCTS (which is issued locally by councils don't forget) was to integrate services like this onto the same card.

Why would that be an aim when the card is only for people "of an age" and a lot of those don't take the opportunity up?.
As someone who has a National ID Card (still owed £27 refund), I would have thought this was the way to go with it encompassing Driving Licence and anything else thought necessary.

 

[plymothian]

What type of machines does this refer to, please?

Company programmed ERG machines.

Double checked today (after months of just saying 'ok' as it beeped and not really paying attention) and they've been updated to display

SC_SC_ENCTS
Expiry: XX/XX/XX

SC_DI_ENCTS
Expiry: XX/XX/XX

SC_Conc_ENCTS
Expiry: XX/XX/XX

INVALID
Do not allow travel

CARD ERROR
Unknown Issuer

HOTLISTED
Do not allow travel. Retain card.

 

[Bullfield WEst]

HOTLISTED
Do not allow travel. Retain card.

I do like that one!