Plusbus on ITSO

[mattdickinson]

From the Southern website,

PLUSBUS on the key

PlusBus is also now available on the Southern key smartcard. For more details please contact customer services on 08451 27 29 20, Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday & Sunday 9am to 1pm. Terms & Conditions apply

This covers Crawley and Brighton and is part of the wider rollout,

 

[Deerfold]

Can all the operators Plusbus is valid on read the cards?

 

[mattdickinson]

Can all the operators Plusbus is valid on read the cards?

Metrobus and Brighton Buses can, as they issue their own "The Key smartcards".

I'm not sure about Southdown PSV or Compass Travel.

 

[34D]

From today, Plusbus tickets for Crawley and Brighton are available on Southern's "The Key" ITSO smartcard.

http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/public-transport/plusbus/

Wow. Full marks to Go Ahead here.

I too would be interested to know what happens on non Go Ahead buses. Is anyone reasonably local and able to mystery shop for us?

 

[N Levers]

I too would be interested to know what happens on non Go Ahead buses. Is anyone reasonably local and able to mystery shop for us?

In Brighton 'The Key' Saver tickets (day/week/month etc.) are not valid on other operators (Compass, Big Lemon etc.) but the paper Saver tickets are. I would assume this is the same but I will try sometime.

This issue can also be annoying as several council funded bus routes are no longer run by B&Hbuses (Go-Ahead) and therefore the Key is no longer valid.

 

[34D]

In Brighton 'The Key' Saver tickets (day/week/month etc.) are not valid on other operators (Compass, Big Lemon etc.) but the paper Saver tickets are. I would assume this is the same but I will try sometime.

This issue can also be annoying as several council funded bus routes are no longer run by B&Hbuses (Go-Ahead) and therefore the Key is no longer valid.

These itso tickets sound like operator own tickets, whereas plusbus is pan-operator.

Will be very interested to read reports of this.