Fares to fall next week due to lack of LEAP?

[bg07]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

NTA granted an exception and has set Sept 11th as a hard date, no further slippage

At the glacial speed that leap roll out has happened to date there is no way they will achieve that date. They have to install new ticket barriers/validators, upgrade the ticketing system software, upgrade the tvm's hardware and software to take smart cards and test all the components of the system. With all the protracted procuring procedures thrown in the mix as well it will be the end of the year at best I think.

[comcor]

There is now a shop in Cobh that is operating as a Leap Card agent.

That could be taken as a good sign, until you discover that they've also added an agent in Dunmanway, a full 45km from the nearest Leap service.

Still nothing in Ballincollig (16k inhabitants), Glanmire (15k), Carrigaline (13k), Passage West (5k) or Crosshaven (2k) a full 6 months after the card launched in the Cork area.

[jacko]

IR now blaming implementation of a software upgrade !

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...ed-278767.html

[finnyus]

Originally Posted by comcor

There is now a shop in Cobh that is operating as a Leap Card agent.

That could be taken as a good sign, until you discover that they've also added an agent in Dunmanway, a full 45km from the nearest Leap service.

Still nothing in Ballincollig (16k inhabitants), Glanmire (15k), Carrigaline (13k), Passage West (5k) or Crosshaven (2k) a full 6 months after the card launched in the Cork area.

Is it still the case that Super Valu in Merchants Quay SC is the only Leap agent in the city? Last time I wanted to top up my Leap Card for the Cork buses, the bus station and Kent didn't have the facilities. The guy at the bus station told me to go to Super Valu to top up.

[comcor]

There's a few others in the city centre. Spar on MacCurtain St and Centra on Washington St. The Centras on Grand Parade are officially listed, but I'm not sure if they still do.

There's no self-service point.

The fact that you can't top up in the bus station is almost unbelievable six months after launch.

You couldn't make up how bad the roll-out in Cork has been. And yet, unbelievably, it looks like around 20% of bus users are using them. I guess forcibly converting the Taxsavers and offering a discount has some effect.