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on the move · 18-01-2010, 17:08

Last night, I arrived at Connolly 15 minutes before boarding a scheduled Dart to Howth, displayed on screen at the entrance, as delayed by a further 4 minutes. So having no more than the exact change, and with no ticket office open, I had to buy a ticket at the machine. All was fine until it wouldn't accept a €2 coin. At the time, I couldn't use another method, so tried another machine, then another, then another. All 4 machines wouldn't accept it, and sent it straight to the change area. So having eventually got change, ticket was bought. This was following the "delay" announcement, with now 7 minutes free to get to platform 7 and board the train.

Instead, I looked on horrified to see the info screen at the gates, as displaying "Arrived Connolly", 7 minutes early. After going through the gates and rushing down to Platform 7, things got worse again when I eventually got to the train door, as it was just about to shunt out of the station. All I could do, was watch it sail past into the night, and take the long walk straight out of the station. I find it incredible that all 4 ticket machines wouldn't accept a genuine standard Euro coin, and this kind of nonsense only encourages fare evasion.

Does it happen anywhere else?

18-01-2010, 17:08	#1
on the move Regular Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 176	Connolly Ticket Vendor Issues Last night, I arrived at Connolly 15 minutes before boarding a scheduled Dart to Howth, displayed on screen at the entrance, as delayed by a further 4 minutes. So having no more than the exact change, and with no ticket office open, I had to buy a ticket at the machine. All was fine until it wouldn't accept a €2 coin. At the time, I couldn't use another method, so tried another machine, then another, then another. All 4 machines wouldn't accept it, and sent it straight to the change area. So having eventually got change, ticket was bought. This was following the "delay" announcement, with now 7 minutes free to get to platform 7 and board the train. Instead, I looked on horrified to see the info screen at the gates, as displaying "Arrived Connolly", 7 minutes early. After going through the gates and rushing down to Platform 7, things got worse again when I eventually got to the train door, as it was just about to shunt out of the station. All I could do, was watch it sail past into the night, and take the long walk straight out of the station. I find it incredible that all 4 ticket machines wouldn't accept a genuine standard Euro coin, and this kind of nonsense only encourages fare evasion. Does it happen anywhere else? __________________ "We'd like to apologise for..."