Glasgow flexi-ticket to use across different bus companies

[d1672]

The whole point of issuing smartcards is to save on paper waste from god knows how many thousands of paper tickets issued every day...

My main concern is that this is now the 3rd different transport smartcard to be launched in Glasgow... At least the other 2 (Scotrail and Glasgow Subway) actually work with each other's tickets, unlike this. Methinks McGills really just want to keep on their petty dispute with SPT to the detriment of customers.

McGill's also have their own Smartcard for McGill's only tickets as do Stagecoach, so this makes 5 Smartcards in Glasgow.

There are quite a few anomalies with the Tripper Smartcard. I have had the card declined on McGill's service 21 between Govan and Paisley and service 310 between The Fort and Shettleston. Today I had it declined on a Stagecoach service 4 between Shawlands and Buchanan Bus Station, and yes First Scotland East routes B10 from BBS to Maryhill and X37, X39 to Mollinsburn, because First Scotland East ticket machines don't recognise the card. The driver has to take your word for it that you have a valid ticket on the card. By the way the drivers all knew about the ticket and some of them knew about the problems. Apart from the above the ticket is great value for money and most journeys had no problems whatsoever.

Thomas

 

[Volvodart]

Could you not show the paper receipt?

 

[route101]

McGill's will quite happily hoover up the SPT contracts but yet they refuse to accept the Discovery ticket that SPT offer. Unfortunately, now that contactless is available on First Glasgow and hopefully Stagecoach in the future, there will be no need for me to buy this ticket. Can't remember that last time I used McGill's as their prices are verging on extortion.

McGills refuse to accept the daytripper but take zonecards i think . I think McGIlls singles are expensive but there day tickets are reasonable and offer student fares which can be bought on bus .
Daytripper has a good range and the theres the roundabout . Why cant they just name them daytickets ?

 

[d1672]

Could you not show the paper receipt?

The problem with that is that when I found a driver who would issue the tickets I loaded 3 day tickets onto the card. So the date on the receipt does not match the day that the ticket is being used. A ticket purchased on the 22/12 but activated on 28/12. You don't get a ticket upon activation.

 

[Volvodart]

At least it would prove that you had them.