No, despite having the printed gold paper counterpart, admittedly over-printed with 'Not valid for Travel', the driver wouldn't let me on. Now, if I'd got on at the back (It was an LT operated route) and not touched in, no one would have been any the wiser. (I like to touch in so I have a record of my trips/timings).
I'm still using the same smart card but have had to change the TOC branded wallet it lives in after an On Board Manager decided she needed to continuously flex the hinge fold in order to read the card within which led to it splitting.
Simon