Annual bus and rail ticket

drumcondra commuter · 07-01-2009, 10:32

I have been in possession of an annual bus, commuter rail and Dart ticket for about a week now and since returning to Dublin last weekend, it has not worked once. The machines it is inserted into gives a reading back "Turn Ticket Over". I do and it persists. It does not bother me because the ticket can be waved by the driver or ticket office in any case.

Given that I pay 1190E a year for this ticket, the least you would expect is that it would work from January 1st. My partner has one too and she gets the same reading. Has the ticket not been properly magnetised? Can the magnetic strip really be *that* sensitive to other magnets / mobile phones?

Any hints on what to do next?

07-01-2009, 10:32	#1
drumcondra commuter Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Drumcondra, Dublin 9 Posts: 121	Annual bus and rail ticket I have been in possession of an annual bus, commuter rail and Dart ticket for about a week now and since returning to Dublin last weekend, it has not worked once. The machines it is inserted into gives a reading back "Turn Ticket Over". I do and it persists. It does not bother me because the ticket can be waved by the driver or ticket office in any case. Given that I pay 1190E a year for this ticket, the least you would expect is that it would work from January 1st. My partner has one too and she gets the same reading. Has the ticket not been properly magnetised? Can the magnetic strip really be that sensitive to other magnets / mobile phones? Any hints on what to do next?

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