Topping up a Leap Card

grainne whale · 17-07-2014, 09:05

I topped a Leap Card recently in Spar, Parliament Street, I was charged 50c on top of the €10 top up. What is going on here ?, is this an additional charge by Payzone or Spar. I've topped up in Easons at Heuston Station but I've never been charged anything extra.

haddockman · 17-07-2014, 11:35

This is a shop charge, same as they will add 50 cent for phone credit etc.

Just use the TVMs in future. Costs nothing extra.

comcor · 17-07-2014, 12:57

Assuming there are TVMs handy. While I can use a LEAP card on a bus, the nearest TVM that is LEAP compatible is 250km away!

It should be in the T&Cs for LEAP cards that shops don't charge. They see a benefit through increased other sales anyway. How many people also buy a packet of cigarettes, bottle of coke etc. when they top up their LEAP?

Mark Gleeson · 17-07-2014, 15:01

If you paid cash for the top up the agent if forbidden from charging any handing fee.

haddockman · 17-07-2014, 19:51

They may be forbidden but that don't stop them.

grainne whale · 17-07-2014, 22:51

Actually I did pay cash and the chap in the shop kept insisting that it was a Payzone charge rather than a shop charge.

17-07-2014, 09:05	#1
grainne whale Really Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Celbridge Posts: 259	Topping up a Leap Card I topped a Leap Card recently in Spar, Parliament Street, I was charged 50c on top of the €10 top up. What is going on here ?, is this an additional charge by Payzone or Spar. I've topped up in Easons at Heuston Station but I've never been charged anything extra.

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17-07-2014, 11:35	#2
haddockman Regular Poster Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 113	This is a shop charge, same as they will add 50 cent for phone credit etc. Just use the TVMs in future. Costs nothing extra.

17-07-2014, 12:57	#3
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	Assuming there are TVMs handy. While I can use a LEAP card on a bus, the nearest TVM that is LEAP compatible is 250km away! It should be in the T&Cs for LEAP cards that shops don't charge. They see a benefit through increased other sales anyway. How many people also buy a packet of cigarettes, bottle of coke etc. when they top up their LEAP?

17-07-2014, 19:51	#5
haddockman Regular Poster Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 113	They may be forbidden but that don't stop them.

17-07-2014, 22:51	#6
grainne whale Really Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Celbridge Posts: 259	Actually I did pay cash and the chap in the shop kept insisting that it was a Payzone charge rather than a shop charge.