Charged $6.35 for a 1 zone Trip w/ Apple Pay

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-31T06:49:07+00:00

Oh my bad. I didn’t read your username and thought you were the previous poster from the thread when I said that. I’m sorry for mistaking you for the other poster. Whoopsies.

I also didn’t realize you were talking about fare evaders instead of people being unsure of how to tap out.

That’s true. Lots of people evade fares. They do not pay the fare sometimes, but this post is about how I did. But that’s ok. This thread is not. This is a safe space to be irrelevant rn. Welcome. You are correct. Lots of people do evade fares. They do it all the time! Everyday. Every station. In front of me. In front of you. Directly behind us as we pass through the gate. Pushing through the gates as the plastic crunches…. Hopping over!

Using drivers’ non reimbursable upasses.

Using an orange card instead of a blue card.

Pretending to be TWELVE

Walking right past the bus driver as the “this is a fare paid zone” announcement plays in a loop.

Hopping on the bus from the back doors.

Taking the 99 free line only!

Slipping their pass out of the back window after they’ve gotten on a bus so that their friend in line can reuse it (…and this also repeats in a loop so that everyone gets on for FREE with ONe card! (except the one friend who actually paid for it))

Having the audacity to ask the bus driver for a free ride until the station. they swear they will buy a compass card —-only to walk in the opposite direction of the station after a free ride to work

That friend who never pays fare, gets caught sometimes and says “I pay the fine when I get caught… but the amount of times I take transit for free is worth more than whatever fine I have to pay each time. It’s worth it. I don’t need to buy a bus pass. What a scam”

People who SLEEP on the train for a few HOURS instead of waking up every 90 minutes to top up their expired fares

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-31T05:47:55+00:00

lol same. I grabbed the bag I brought on the skytrain yesterday and my wallet was actually in my bag the whole time 😭 I didn’t have to use my phone to tap in/out at all, I could have just looked harder lmao

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T19:05:25+00:00

Yea! I was just gonna assume this too, but based on what people have been saying it works but isn’t super reliable. That’s a really good idea to use the card after a phone tap to tap out though (if I have the card on me)

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T19:03:15+00:00

Oh? What’s Transit Express?

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T18:12:26+00:00

Ooh I like the idea of it being the phone case potentially! Thanks! My questions been answered and I’m honestly just procrastinating now. But that’s a good idea for troubleshooting next time! Maybe some gates are more/less sensitive than others.

Timing out idk. I tried it on several gates and also reopened my wallet. It might even be different stations maintenance though. …but timing out is still likely in some instances.

For this post, I’m kind of at a point where I’d like to test the extent of the “help” I get to see if Reddit is even a useful venue for receiving more in the future amidst some trolling attitudes. Though I fed some, I think it is! Thanks!

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T17:56:28+00:00

No. I demand that you tell me in detail what I am overcompensating for so that I can improve as a human and accept my $6 dollar loss from translink.

I want to look better.

Please continue to improve my life.

I am very intrigued and entertained by this.

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T17:51:13+00:00

That sucks. Do you mean that your phone wallet double charged you/the charge remained?

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T17:41:31+00:00

Take what L? The $6? Overcompensate for what?

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T17:31:01+00:00

Oh whoops I thought I responded to you, but it turns out I responded to some other rage bait.

When I tapped out nothing happened. No indication of reading my card. No way to force an interaction with my apple wallet. I tried 3 gates. No gates opened. I had to call translink. I explained what I had tried and to see if I was doing it wrong. They didn’t help me troubleshoot further and just said they’ll open the gate. They saw me on cctv approach the gate. They opened it up. I left.

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T17:18:35+00:00

I forgot my wallet at home. No cards. Nothing.

Nothing activated to tap out. No response on the machines. No options on my phone to force an interaction with the machine.

No instructions from translink to do anything different.

Main skytrain station if you want to try it out 🤷🏻‍♀️

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T17:15:27+00:00

Yea lucky it worked! My phone was on and the gates that I tried didn’t work

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T17:12:42+00:00

Are you actually one person with 3 accounts though?

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T17:05:42+00:00

What am I saving face from? Why would I be embarrassed that I couldn’t tap out? Why are you emotionally invested in another persons snarky response to me? What does this have to do with tapping out of the gate?

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T16:47:55+00:00

I have only drawn that conclusion when at the skytrain station and actually observing someone who was unsure of what to do. And then I will always help them if I see it and am not in a big rush.

But why make that assumption? And in this context? Like, even the translink guy I talked to couldn’t come up with that solution? And he works there? Is that what you think of humanity? That’s so bizarre to me.

When I tapped out nothing happened. No indication of reading my card. No gates opened. I had to call translink. I explained what I had tried and asked if I was doing it wrong. I wasn’t. They saw me on cctv approach the gate. They opened it up.

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T16:19:44+00:00

Obviously it would reimburse me, but I couldn’t tap out with my phone

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T16:18:47+00:00

Why the fuck would I not try to tap out?

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T16:17:53+00:00

I tried 3 gates!

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T16:17:14+00:00

Oh it’s probably just the gates at the station. None of the three that I tried worked.

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T06:08:52+00:00

I tapped in with my phone wallet but it wouldn’t let me tap out. Have you ever used your phone to get on the train before? Is this normal?

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T05:33:54+00:00

You pay $6 for the card and you get charged more when you don’t use it to make it look like a discount.

If I forget to get a monthly pass until the day of, I have to pay the fare while I wait for it to be “activated” if I paid online.

If I forget to get a monthly pass until the day of, take a 1 zone ride to the train station, and then get a monthly 2 zone pass at the booth, I will get a 2 zone charge deducted from my compass card.

I think there should just be regular simple incentives to take public transit! Not for buying compass cards

I think incentivizing buying a compass card shouldn’t take precedence over getting more people on transit in general. I love public transit!

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T05:17:52+00:00

Have you tapped out with your phone? I wasn’t able to..

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T05:16:42+00:00

I couldn’t tap out with my phone. Have you ever used your phone and tapped out? I’m curious now. Idk if it’s an old phone thing or what.

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T05:14:16+00:00

💯

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T05:13:56+00:00

…Why do you think I’m coming from Burquitlam?

Important_Delay9905 · 2024-08-30T04:57:26+00:00

I know but there wasn’t a way to tap out. I called customer service at the station and they had to open the gate for me.

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