Comments on: Olympic travel tips: All about transit fares

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:24:43 +0000

@Patricia

The faresaver 10 pack tickets never expire. Well at least not until you validate one and then of course you have 90 minutes till it expires.

So yes it would be wise to go out now and stock up on as many as you want. Before the fare increase.

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By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:14:26 +0000

Do FareSaver 10 ticket packs ever expire? (i.e. if we buy ticket packs before April 1 at the older price, are they invalid or do they expire?)

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By: @Van

@Van — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:39:13 +0000

Thanks for looking into it, Jhenifer, that makes sense. Too bad the actual work (of decommissioning the venues) goes beyond the 24th!

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By: Jhenifer Pabillano

Jhenifer Pabillano — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:46:12 +0000

@Van:
Good question. You’re indeed right that the tariff says March 31. When I asked our Olympic team about this, they were only aware of communicating about the March 24 date. After a bit more asking around with our revenue/fare folks, I’ve been told that we recognize these products only when valid by the issuing agency — ie: VANOC recognizes the accreditation up to the March 24 date, so we will do the same. The dates in the tariff were intended to cover a broader window just in case.

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By: @Van

@Van — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:55:53 +0000

Interesting that the Buzzer and Customer Service say that the workforce accreditation passes are good until end of day March 24th, but the actual Tariff (Bylaw 62-2010) says end of day March 31st. Since the Tariff is the actual bylaw enforced by transit police for fare evasion, doesn’t that mean there’s no way to enforce the earlier date of March 24th for anyone with a workforce accreditation pass?

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By: ;-)

;-) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:41:20 +0000

I think my accountant said there is a limit to when they can be submitted. What if we held on to them for 1, 8, or 10 years before they are sold? I hate to see them destroyed.

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By: Jhenifer Pabillano

Jhenifer Pabillano — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:52:19 +0000

;-):

Sadly we can’t give away the souvenir cards! I’ve asked our FareDealer department, and the reason we can’t give them away is because the passes can be claimed as tax credits.

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By: ;-)

;-) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:44:55 +0000

Remember your Olympic accreditation is good until the 24th. Take a ride on the West Coast Express or Seabus after work until Wednesday evening to make the most of it.

Today is the last day for the souvenir pass. Remember to switch to faresavers to avoid a surprise when you return to work on Monday.

Did anyone collect all three souvenir pass designs? Is it illegal to buy/sell expired passes on eBay to collect all three? Is Translink selling expired passes at their Metrotown location to collectors as a discount? Will the Olympic passes be door prizes at the next Blog meetup?

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By: Jhenifer Pabillano

Jhenifer Pabillano — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:10 +0000

Poco: Oops, my mistake. Olympic accreditation is valid until March 24. However, the special souvenir FareCards are valid only until March 21. I’ll correct the comment above.

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By: Poco

Poco — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:20:15 +0000

Is the Olympic accreditation valid as transit fare until March 21 or 24? The comment above contradicts the article above.

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