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[SA] Free metroCARD before Fee Reintroduced on 7/7/2019 (Minimum $5 Recharge Required) @ AdelaideMetro

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[SA] Free metroCARD before Fee Reintroduced on 7/7/2019 (Minimum $5 Recharge Required) @ AdelaideMetro
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zzymurgy on 25/06/2019 - 12:45 adelaidemetro.com.au (272 clicks)
Last edited 25/06/2019 - 13:30 by 1 other user

A little over a year ago, Adelaide Metrocards became free.

As part of the new government's ridiculous crackdown on long-suffering public transport users, this fee has been reintroduced from 7th July 2019.

Current prices:
New regular metroCARD • free (with a minimum recharge of $5 required).
New concession and student metroCARD • free (with a minimum recharge of $5 required).

New prices:
New regular metroCARD • $5 (with a minimum recharge of $5 required).
New concession and student metroCARD • $3.50 (with a minimum recharge of $5 required).

Fares are also up by 2% and 2-section cheap short trips have been abolished completely.

Hurray for progress.

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  • datlcmaulen on 25/06/2019 - 13:13
    -5

    In Melbourne, you don't need a card.

    • moar bargains on 25/06/2019 - 14:32
      +8

      Excellent observation. An Adelaide Metro card won't be much help to you in Melbourne.

  • alvian on 25/06/2019 - 13:24
    +1

    How does one "purchase" a Metrocard? The buy card links are dead.

    Edit: Not available for online purchases, so it isn't possible to order one for a future visit.

    • INFIDEL on 25/06/2019 - 14:25

      Have a $2 return flight from Gold Coast in August - so was wondering. Catching J1X to city.

      Seniors get free off-peak travel.
      Interstate Seniors: Simply visit Adelaide Airport’s Information Booth, WHSmith Express at the ground floor arrivals area of the Adelaide Airport, the Visitor Information Centre at shop 9 James Place, Adelaide (just off Rundle Mall) or an Adelaide Metro InfoCentre, show your interstate Seniors Card and you will be issued with a temporary 14 day MetroTicket.

    • zzymurgy on 25/06/2019 - 14:37
      +2

      I'll post you one for the cost of a stamp.

      • alvian on 25/06/2019 - 14:45

        I think you meant to reply to Infidel and not me? I was simply providing a PSA. Infidel is the one visiting Adelaide in August.

        • INFIDEL on 25/06/2019 - 14:54

          The offer of a card posted (without any credit loaded - if possible) would benefit you if wanting to use later - avoiding the fee. You could register & topup online👍

          I get free off-peak travel with the temporary 14 day MetroTicket on arrival (staying 14 days). Sending a card is not possible in my case (I need to produce my card).

          • alvian on 25/06/2019 - 15:02

            @INFIDEL: You did start your comment with a crying emoji, so I thought you were looking for a way to get a free card for August.

            I have heaps of stamps at home, ripped from un-postmarked envelopes. Zzymurgy's offer will help curb their numbers by 2.

            • INFIDEL on 25/06/2019 - 15:04

              @alvian: What - there's no crying (now!)😉

              I was expecting to need the card, so also tried to buy online. Did that recently on trip to Sydney - was posted free.
              But, as I researched it, I realised I probably don't need & can't use the card. So fee doesn't apply in my case🎉

              Rang to confirm how interstate Seniors pay for peak fares:
              Interstate Seniors don't qualify for local Seniors MetroCard. (Pity as peak fare is much cheaper - currently $1.83)
              Present temporary 14 day MetroTicket, pay concession fare during peak times.
              eg peak fare airport to city $2.90😱

              I'm liking Adelaide already😀

  • redhaze1 on 25/06/2019 - 13:30
    +1

    The online Metrocard management site https://mc.adelaidemetro.com.au/ has been unavailable due to an upgrade for several days now - very annoying!

  • mikeyaus74 on 25/06/2019 - 14:04

    Letting people get on the bus especially via the back doors has opened up the evading of fares, I've seen it a happen a lot more since this has been introduced

    • namenotspecified on 25/06/2019 - 14:24

      Just like paywave and self-service checkouts, the cost of convenience is crime. The cost of crime is increased fees for those doing the right thing.

      • INFIDEL on 25/06/2019 - 14:35

        It's more complex than that…
        The marginal cost of a non-paying passenger on transport with spare capacity can be almost nil…

        The cost of enforcing non-compliance may outweigh the revenue from fines…

        Allowing easier access to transport may allow easier avoidance of payment, but increase speed of vehicle so lowering operating costs & potentially increasing patronage & income…

        It's more analogous to unauthorised downloading of movies. Lots of us do it but those financially invested in & benefiting from the movies of course don't.

        • zzymurgy on 25/06/2019 - 14:41
          +3

          It's even more complex than that.

          Taxpayers heavily subsidise public transport fares. (That's how it's supposed to work.)

          So the cost of maintaining and enforcing a ticketing system may actually outweigh the cost of providing the whole service free of charge.

          • INFIDEL on 25/06/2019 - 14:47

            @zzymurgy: It's complex!
            Seniors pay no fares off-peak, subsidised by taxpayers.

            In Brisbane that system is about to be introduced @ $3M+/yr. But that's less than $9/yr per senior.

          • mathew42 on 25/06/2019 - 15:15
            +3

            @zzymurgy: Free public transport could definitely improve patronage as it makes taking the car even more expensive. Although that could cause issues with services that are already at their limit (e.g. O-Bahn in peak hour).

            The downside is that people may not put as much value on a free service.

        • INFIDEL on 25/06/2019 - 14:45

          So no reason fares should increase, as long as revenue from fares is not substantially affected by fare evasion.
          If a large proportion of travellers don't pay, costs are about the same, but revenue falls - meaning likely fare increases, enforcement costs, etc.

  • jcon on 25/06/2019 - 14:28
    +1

    Wait, they abolished 2-section fares? When did that happen?

    • XCOM v2 on 25/06/2019 - 14:30

      In 11 days

      • marcozmitch on 25/06/2019 - 15:06

        It is believed people abuse the 2 section ticket by just "buying a ticket" and then staying well past the 2 stop limit it was supposed to provide for(3 km).
        When you have no money though, everything becomes an issue and there may be other issues at play too.

  • reubenb87 on 25/06/2019 - 15:14

    I didn't realise that there was such a big savings on the 28 day pass, I'll have to change. I thought it didn't work out better if you missed one or two days, but you have to mix 6 a month for it to be worse off (based on 2 way travel 5 days a week for 4 weeks).

    $3.7725*4 = $150.8
    $150.8-$101 = $49.8
    49.8/3.77 you are paying for 13.2 extra trips doing it per trip.

    • zzymurgy on 25/06/2019 - 16:12

      Good point, I haven't checked that before. $101 = 27 regular trips each way, so you only need to use it for 14 days per month to make it good value.

    • Circly on 25/06/2019 - 18:01

      It used to be $125 then they dropped it to $99.

      • mikeyaus74 on 26/06/2019 - 09:09

        When I heard they reduced it down to $99, I changed over and I do that when I don't have holidays planned. So its a significant discount and definitely worth doing. (However last time I checked they don't allow auto re-charge on that feature)

  • aussiematthew on 25/06/2019 - 16:26

    Does the credit/card have an expiry? Thanks.

  • holdenmg on 25/06/2019 - 16:53

    Super Bonus OzB insider tip:

    PSA members (Public Service Association of SA) receive 5% discount off the new cards and recharges. Recharge your card for any amount between $5 and $200 in $5 increments.

    The Adelaide Metro Cards and the recharge facility are only available at the PSA Member Benefits Centre:
    122 Pirie Street, Adelaide.

    Adelaide Metro Cards

    5% Discount on recharge amounts and new cards

    Cards available :
    Regular
    Student
    Concession

    28 Day Pass also available at a 5% discount

    http://www.cpsu.asn.au/membership/member-benefits#Metro

    • newtz on 25/06/2019 - 19:00
      +2

      The membership is like $700 a year though…

      • mikeyaus74 on 26/06/2019 - 09:06

        When I was a member - I think it was 0.95% of your salary, but I may be wrong.

        You can get Woolies cards to at 5% discount too, but when I needed them, well that's not suitable for this post :\

    • zzymurgy on 26/06/2019 - 09:32
      +1

      Thanks, I'm a CPSU member so I'll need to check out whether they will do this for me.

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