How Long Is a Bono Card Valid For?

Just discovered a bono card in my wallet that i never used. How long is it valid for. If it runs out before next July, I'll post it to one of you guys cos it wont be any use to me.

What were you looking for in your wallet Vince is the bono man

Thought there was a 5 cent piece hiding in there. no luck.

12 months from when you first use it . Well the ones I use have been.

That is correct innit, nice to hear from you.

Thanks guys

This query came up on Tripadvisor. Are they valid for 12 months from date of purchase or date of first use?

Bono card details...

I knew that

3rdforum wrote:This query came up on Tripadvisor. Are they valid for 12 months from date of purchase or date of first use?

I said that D but as you know I have never been on a bus, I just knew it was 12 months and said from purchase as I didn´t think anyone would buy one and then stick it in their wallet without using it

Vince photo copy's his, 17 years he had out of it

The Lone Ranger wrote:Bono card details...

That still doesn't tell you when its valid from ( or did I miss something?). It just says valid for one year, doesn't say 1 year from purchase or 1 year from first use.

If I was a betting man, and as an ex auditor in Dublin Bus, I would bet that it is from date of purchase

But when you purchase them I don't recall seeing the vendor swipe it or scan it to activate it, so my guess is that the first time it is used it registers the date...

Could be totally wrong, but that's my ten pence worth...

Adam Mint wrote:But when you purchase them I don't recall seeing the vendor swipe it or scan it to activate it, so my guess is that the first time it is used it registers the date...

Could be totally wrong, but that's my ten pence worth...

This is my favourite theory so far...

As I always use the bus it is one year from first use as Vince will confirm. How can they prove when the date of purchase is when you buy it from somewhere like Spanish Style and it is just peeled off the bundle which could have laid in the drawer for days? It is not validate in any way until it is used the first time on the bus and the year starts from then. 

I dont give a feck, only peasants use bus's

Always found it a pretty good service and certainly cheap, I will save the money and use it on beer. Rather be a peasant than a snob. 

Taken from  the  faq on the Titsa web site 


Do travel cards expire?
Yes. The travel card is valid for one year from the moment it is first used.

I worked that out without the use of a calculator...

innit wrote:Taken from  the  faq on the Titsa web site 


Do travel cards expire?
Yes. The travel card is valid for one year from the moment it is first used.

Well done Innit

innit wrote:As I always use the bus it is one year from first use as Vince will confirm. How can they prove when the date of purchase is when you buy it from somewhere like Spanish Style and it is just peeled off the bundle which could have laid in the drawer for days? It is not validate in any way until it is used the first time on the bus and the year starts from then. 

Never thought of that. Thanks Innit!

He has clearly got too much time on his hands, perhaps he should become a moderator, or maybe a lollipop man.