Is there any way to “Unload” credit for a Lisbon Viva Viagem card?
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On a recent trip to Lisbon (Lisboa), I made use of the local public transport system.
For many (maybe all?) journeys, the only way to enter and pay for the journey as a vistor was using a Viva Viagem card, purchased from either a ticket office or (more likley) a ticket machine.
This card could be charged with either single-journey tickets, credit, or day passes.
For my first charging with credit, at the end, all credit was used up and on recharging the ticket, any of these options was avaialable. However, the second time around, there was €0.15 left. As I was leaving Lisbon soon, and the credit expires after a shorter period than I thought would take for a new visit, it would be cheaper to add a single journey, rather than charging with the minimum amount of credit. This option however was not available from the ticket machines due to the remaining credit. On consulting a customer services operative, they insisted the only option was to buy an entirely new Viva Viagem card and charge that up with a single journey.
Now, as the card only costs €0.50, this wasn't a big deal, but it was somewhat frustrating. Is there really no way to dump this small amount of excess credit?
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On a recent trip to Lisbon (Lisboa), I made use of the local public transport system.
For many (maybe all?) journeys, the only way to enter and pay for the journey as a vistor was using a Viva Viagem card, purchased from either a ticket office or (more likley) a ticket machine.
This card could be charged with either single-journey tickets, credit, or day passes.
For my first charging with credit, at the end, all credit was used up and on recharging the ticket, any of these options was avaialable. However, the second time around, there was €0.15 left. As I was leaving Lisbon soon, and the credit expires after a shorter period than I thought would take for a new visit, it would be cheaper to add a single journey, rather than charging with the minimum amount of credit. This option however was not available from the ticket machines due to the remaining credit. On consulting a customer services operative, they insisted the only option was to buy an entirely new Viva Viagem card and charge that up with a single journey.
Now, as the card only costs €0.50, this wasn't a big deal, but it was somewhat frustrating. Is there really no way to dump this small amount of excess credit?
public-transport tickets lisbon
asked Mar 4 '16 at 11:07
CMasterCMaster
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On a recent trip to Lisbon (Lisboa), I made use of the local public transport system.
For many (maybe all?) journeys, the only way to enter and pay for the journey as a vistor was using a Viva Viagem card, purchased from either a ticket office or (more likley) a ticket machine.
This card could be charged with either single-journey tickets, credit, or day passes.
For my first charging with credit, at the end, all credit was used up and on recharging the ticket, any of these options was avaialable. However, the second time around, there was €0.15 left. As I was leaving Lisbon soon, and the credit expires after a shorter period than I thought would take for a new visit, it would be cheaper to add a single journey, rather than charging with the minimum amount of credit. This option however was not available from the ticket machines due to the remaining credit. On consulting a customer services operative, they insisted the only option was to buy an entirely new Viva Viagem card and charge that up with a single journey.
Now, as the card only costs €0.50, this wasn't a big deal, but it was somewhat frustrating. Is there really no way to dump this small amount of excess credit?
public-transport tickets lisbon
asked Mar 4 '16 at 11:07
CMasterCMaster
10.7k44792
On a recent trip to Lisbon (Lisboa), I made use of the local public transport system.
For many (maybe all?) journeys, the only way to enter and pay for the journey as a vistor was using a Viva Viagem card, purchased from either a ticket office or (more likley) a ticket machine.
This card could be charged with either single-journey tickets, credit, or day passes.
For my first charging with credit, at the end, all credit was used up and on recharging the ticket, any of these options was avaialable. However, the second time around, there was €0.15 left. As I was leaving Lisbon soon, and the credit expires after a shorter period than I thought would take for a new visit, it would be cheaper to add a single journey, rather than charging with the minimum amount of credit. This option however was not available from the ticket machines due to the remaining credit. On consulting a customer services operative, they insisted the only option was to buy an entirely new Viva Viagem card and charge that up with a single journey.
Now, as the card only costs €0.50, this wasn't a big deal, but it was somewhat frustrating. Is there really no way to dump this small amount of excess credit?
public-transport tickets lisbon
public-transport tickets lisbon
asked Mar 4 '16 at 11:07
CMasterCMaster
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asked Mar 4 '16 at 11:07
CMasterCMaster
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When the card expires you can no longer recharge it, but you can still use the credit. Since in your case €0.15 is not enough for a ticket, you can ask for it to be transferred to a new card once it expires.
An option I can think of to get rid of that amount so that you can use it for journey tickets instead of credit is to transfer it to someone else's card.
The source website is in Portuguese but I'll copy over the relevant information for completeness:
- Um cartão com prazo de validade expirado, mas com saldo válido, poderá ser utilizado até que o mesmo se esgote.
- Em caso de caducidade do cartão, ou em caso de necessidade do Cliente, o saldo zapping pode ser transferido para outro cartão.
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When the card expires you can no longer recharge it, but you can still use the credit. Since in your case €0.15 is not enough for a ticket, you can ask for it to be transferred to a new card once it expires.
An option I can think of to get rid of that amount so that you can use it for journey tickets instead of credit is to transfer it to someone else's card.
The source website is in Portuguese but I'll copy over the relevant information for completeness:
- Um cartão com prazo de validade expirado, mas com saldo válido, poderá ser utilizado até que o mesmo se esgote.
- Em caso de caducidade do cartão, ou em caso de necessidade do Cliente, o saldo zapping pode ser transferido para outro cartão.
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When the card expires you can no longer recharge it, but you can still use the credit. Since in your case €0.15 is not enough for a ticket, you can ask for it to be transferred to a new card once it expires.
An option I can think of to get rid of that amount so that you can use it for journey tickets instead of credit is to transfer it to someone else's card.
The source website is in Portuguese but I'll copy over the relevant information for completeness:
- Um cartão com prazo de validade expirado, mas com saldo válido, poderá ser utilizado até que o mesmo se esgote.
- Em caso de caducidade do cartão, ou em caso de necessidade do Cliente, o saldo zapping pode ser transferido para outro cartão.
answered Mar 4 '16 at 11:52
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When the card expires you can no longer recharge it, but you can still use the credit. Since in your case €0.15 is not enough for a ticket, you can ask for it to be transferred to a new card once it expires.
An option I can think of to get rid of that amount so that you can use it for journey tickets instead of credit is to transfer it to someone else's card.
The source website is in Portuguese but I'll copy over the relevant information for completeness:
- Um cartão com prazo de validade expirado, mas com saldo válido, poderá ser utilizado até que o mesmo se esgote.
- Em caso de caducidade do cartão, ou em caso de necessidade do Cliente, o saldo zapping pode ser transferido para outro cartão.
answered Mar 4 '16 at 11:52
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When the card expires you can no longer recharge it, but you can still use the credit. Since in your case €0.15 is not enough for a ticket, you can ask for it to be transferred to a new card once it expires.
An option I can think of to get rid of that amount so that you can use it for journey tickets instead of credit is to transfer it to someone else's card.
The source website is in Portuguese but I'll copy over the relevant information for completeness:
- Um cartão com prazo de validade expirado, mas com saldo válido, poderá ser utilizado até que o mesmo se esgote.
- Em caso de caducidade do cartão, ou em caso de necessidade do Cliente, o saldo zapping pode ser transferido para outro cartão.
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