PlusBus Tickets

[Hadders]

PB themselves have also confirmed to me that it’s permitted to print off the e-ticket and use that on the bus, which of course is not permitted for train tickets.

Who's said you can't print off an e-ticket for use on a train?

 

[ngood77]

Who's said you can't print off an e-ticket for use on a train?

I do apologise, I thought I’d read it somewhere but clearly I had a funny moment. I take it back.

 

[James H]

PB themselves have also confirmed to me that it’s permitted to print off the e-ticket and use that on the bus, which of course is not permitted for train tickets

It’s absolutely permitted to print a rail e ticket. It’s mtickets that you can’t print.

 

[ngood77]

It’s absolutely permitted to print a rail e ticket. It’s mtickets that you can’t print.

Yeah, as I’ve said

 

[kkong]

My PlusBus did scan correctly today from Google Wallet without disabling NFC on the phone.

This was with the PlusBus as the first of two passes in the bundle.

Confirmed with a second successful scan of the same PlusBus today in Google Wallet.

In neither case did I tap the pass again to bring up the full screen Aztec code.

These are the first two times I've ever had this work.

So something is up...

 

[Fiyero]

I used Stagecoach South, Brighton & Hove and Stagecoach South East today. I didn't see a ticket issued for any child fare, they were just waved on and recorded on the ticket machine.

To report back, 3 buses in Portsmouth, the first issued a ticket, the second and third just pressed a button. None had an issue with the mix of plus bus and free child

 

[Bungle965]

Not a positive experience in Colchester today, driver on the Park and Ride service adamant he didn't accept PlusBus so ended up having to purchase a new ticket.

I imagine if it had been an E-Ticket there wouldn't have been any issues, however for whatever reason Colchester Town ticket office issued it me as a CCST!

 

[Wolfie]

Not a positive experience in Colchester today, driver on the Park and Ride service adamant he didn't accept PlusBus so ended up having to purchase a new ticket.

I imagine if it had been an E-Ticket there wouldn't have been any issues, however for whatever reason Colchester Town ticket office issued it me as a CCST!

Arriva Telford are poor for that - despite having "Plusbus welcome" stickers on every single driver's cab door...

No better at responding to correspondence.

 

[Edvid]

Went to Luton Airport this evening and it turns out the TVMs there don't offer PlusBus tickets, so I bought one from the onward travel desk.

No idea if TPE's TVMs (same model) have the same issue.

Not a positive experience in Colchester today, driver on the Park and Ride service adamant he didn't accept PlusBus so ended up having to purchase a new ticket.

Out of interest who should ticketing complaints be addressed to - the operator (changing from Arriva to Stephensons on 26 September) or Essex County Council?

Curiously the Colchester zone has been drawn as not including the P&R site itself. Not necessarily relevant to your journey (if even correct) but that seems a bit odd to me.

I imagine if it had been an E-Ticket there wouldn't have been any issues, however for whatever reason Colchester Town ticket office issued it me as a CCST!

Interesting. Going by the "CCST Rovers where?" thread I thought Greater Anglia ticket offices were using PRT-default Worldline (as was) now.

 

[Bungle965]

Out of interest who should ticketing complaints be addressed to - the operator (changing from Arriva to Stephensons on 26 September) or Essex County Council?

Curiously the Colchester zone has been drawn as not including the P&R site itself. Not necessarily relevant to your journey (if even correct) but that seems a bit odd to me

I have sent my complaint off to Arriva, if the PR service was excluded then it really should be listed as so on the PlusBus website (there are plenty of examples of where this is the case)

I only noticed after sitting down but of course there was a big sign on the drivers door pointing to PlusBus!