Before getting on a tram, place your valid Scottish National Entitlement Card on the platform validator. If your card has a +1 entitlement and a companion is travelling with you, you must select this by pressing the relevant button on the ticket validation machine. You must validate your card before you board.
Does the NEC work on trams?
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How does the NEC card work?
The NEC can be used to access free, discounted and concessionary travel on public transport in your local area and across Scotland. The smartcard can also be used for access to community car clubs such as Co-wheels, and storing travel tickets and passes from a number of operators.
Can I use my NEC card on scotrail?
Your National Entitlement Card (NEC) can now be used to store tickets for travel across multiple modes of transport and multiple transport operators. This means you can now travel on rail and subway using your NEC smartcard rather than needing a separate smartcard or ticket for each operator.
How do you use the Edinburgh Trams?
All tram stops in Edinburgh have ticket machines in the platform, where you can buy single, return or day tickets. You should pay with the exact fare if possible, as the machines don’t give back change, and they accept 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins. Transactions of more than £3 can be paid by card.
Can I use my NEC on Citylink?
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Even if you already have a National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot NEC, you must apply for a new or replacement card to travel by bus for free.
Do you tap in and out of tram?
Always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start of your journey and touch out at the end to pay the right fare. (On a bus or tram you only need to touch in.)
How do you use a NEC?
Basic Features
- Press the Transfer button.
- Listen for an interrupted dial tone.
- Dial an extension and then hang up OR wait to announce the call then hang up.
- If called, the party cannot take the announced transfer.
- If you encounter a busy or unanswered extension, press Transfer again to return to the caller.
What does the NEC require?
The NEC requires that conductors of a circuit must be inside a raceway, cable, trench, cord, or cable tray. Additional protection such as NM cable inside raceway is needed if the installation method is subjected to physical damage as determined by the authority having jurisdiction.
How do I use my NEC card in Scotland?
You can use your National Entitlement Card to purchase your discounted travel ticket either before you travel, or once you board. Most buses are now equipped with electronic ticket machines which read your card, however if your bus does not have one of these machines just show your card to the driver.
Is a NEC and Saltire Card the same?
saltirecard is a brand that indicates a card could be used for commercial smart travel Scotland-wide in the future. As well as being available as a NEC, the saltirecard brand is also appearing on transport operators’ commercial smart cards as well as on student and staff cards issued by some college and universities.
How do you use a Saltire Card on ScotRail?
How does Smartcard work?
- Buy tickets. Buy Smart tickets online, via the ScotRail App, at our ticket vending machines and booking offices.
- Load tickets onto your Smartcard.
- Tap to travel Once your ticket is loaded, tap your Smartcard at the ticket gates or platform validator and wait for the beep.
How do you pay for Edinburgh transit?
How to Pay: Tickets or DAYtickets can be purchased directly from the bus driver if you have exact change. Contactless credit and debit cards can also be used, and both adult and family tickets can be purchased in advance on the Transport for Edinburgh m-tickets app.
Can you tap on Edinburgh tram?
While you can purchase tickets using contactless payments, we do not yet offer a capping system similar to Lothian Buses or Transport for London. If you think you will be using both tram and bus, we would recommend you purchase a paper DAYticket at the start of the day.
Can you use debit card on Edinburgh Trams?
Customers can now purchase their tickets with an enabled debit or credit card at 51 upgraded ticket vending machines without having to use their PIN. The machines also accept Apple Pay and Android Pay on mobile devices.
Can I use my NEC card on Edinburgh trams?
The NEC card entitles you to free bus travel across Scotland, and also on trams if your card was issued by the City of Edinburgh Council.
Can you use Saltire Card on Edinburgh trams?
If you have a Scottish National Entitlement Card (also known as a Saltire card) issued by the City of Edinburgh Council, you are entitled to free travel on the tram. The same applies to cards from any local authority indicating visual impairment.
Can I use my NEC card on ferries?
If you own a National Entitlement Card and qualify for free bus travel, you can also get two free return ferry journeys to the mainland every year if you live in: the Western Isles. Orkney. Shetland.
What happens if I forget to tap out on tram?
Remember, you need a different card or device for each person travelling. If you touch-in but don’t touch-out at your destination stop, with the same card or device, we won’t know what journey you made. If this happens, you’ll automatically pay the incomplete journey fare.
Can I use my debit card on the tram?
Ticket machines are located at each tram stop. Simply follow the instructions on the touch screen and pay by either cash, card, Apple pay or Google pay.
What happens if you don’t tap out with contactless?
Tapping In and Out
If you forget to tap in or out with your contactless card you’ll get the same maximum fare as you would with Oyster.