BC Transit says they are moving into their next phase of changing the way people pay for the bus.
The next part of their ‘Electronic Fare Collection System Project’ is to stop selling certain “legacy products,” which include the 10-Ride Ticket, Adult Monthly Pass, Student Monthly Pass and Senior Monthly Pass.
These products will now only be sold up until October 1st; however, they will still be valid on BC Transit buses within the Victoria Regional Transit System.
Going forward, bus-commuters will either have to pay with an Umo card, their Umo app or cash.
- Umo cash balance – via the Umo card or app
- Onboard DayPASS – bought with cash
- Digital DayPASS – automatically applied to an Umo app or Umo card after second $2.50 fare payment of the day
- Adult 30-Day Pass
- Concession 30-Day Pass
BC Transit noted that through their collaborator organizations, the Province of British Columbia’s BC Bus Pass, ProPASS, U-PASS, Youth U-PASS, and EcoPASS will also continue to be offered.
Additionally, a new DayPASS Token will be available to support the needs of social wellness and outreach organizations to offer free or discounted rides.
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BC Transit recommends that bus-commuters in Victoria who have not yet made the switch to Umo, do so before October 1st.
Information on the app and the reloadable card can be found online.
Following October 1st, fares will be rising for bus commuters by 20% across the board in April of next year.
The last phase of the Electronic Fare Collection System Project is to have buses able to collect fare payments with credit and debit cards, but as of this publication a date has not been set for this aspect of the initiative.
Editor’s note: Initially it was communicated that the legacy products noted in the article would not be accepted after October 1st. BC Transit will still accept these products following that date, but will no longer be selling them.
