Travelling on Nottingham’s public transport network has become easier and cheaper with the rollout of the first Oyster-style contactless ticketing system in the country outside of London. nottingham contactless ticketing

The new Nottingham Contactless multi-operator Tap & Go option is available across Nottingham City Transport buses, NET trams and Linkbuses, which are operated by CT4N. It allows people to tap on contactless bank cards or phones throughout the day and pay one daily charge capped at the best fare for their travel, regardless of which of the three operators they use or however many journeys they make on the day.

Passengers can still pay for single fares in the contactless method. But if they make multiple journeys across NCT, NET and Linkbuses, they will be charged £5.60 for the day capped fare.

Nottingham City Council successfully bid for £2.7 million from the Department for Transport’s National Productivity Fund and Transforming Cities Programme to develop the technology. nottingham contactless ticketing

Since Nottingham Contactless launched for journeys on individual operators, there have been three million taps. The new additional multi-operator capping is designed to encourage people to travel more easily and flexibly without worrying how much they will be charged or deciding what ticket they need in advance.

Rosemary Healy, Portfolio Holder for Local Transport at Nottingham City Council, said: “We have been working towards a multi-operator contactless and capped payment option for a number of years now, to make using our wonderful public transport network as simple and stress-free as possible. It’s something we may have experienced in other great cities and I’m really pleased we are now offering it to people visiting, living and working in Nottingham.

“The new system will always give the best value for passengers, providing an extra reason for even more people to choose our award-winning green public transport services. This in turn helps Nottingham continue to grow sustainably.”

How to use new contactless system nottingham contactless ticketing

Remove your bank card from your wallet or purse to make the payment. Use the same card for all of your journeys to benefit from the daily capped rates.

For Contactless Tap & Go, simply tap your card or mobile device on the bus reader or on the validator on the tram platform and wait for the green tick to show. No tickets are issued on the bus or tram for Contactless Tap & Go payments – you can check your journeys and transactions on this website.

In order to make life simple you don’t need to ask the driver for a ticket, the system knows which zone you are boarding in and will automatically calculate the best contactless price for your journey. Use the same card for all of your journeys to benefit from the daily capped rates.

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