{"id":57032,"date":"2014-10-31T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=57032"},"modified":"2014-10-31T03:24:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T19:24:51","slug":"ez-link-discontinues-season-pass-what-you-should-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/31\/ez-link-discontinues-season-pass-what-you-should-do\/","title":{"rendered":"EZ-Link will discontinue Season Pass soon, here is what you should do"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a few short sentences, EZ-Link announced the discontinue of the Season Pass starting from 1st January 2015. As I don’t travel on the train or buses often, I wonder what kind of diverse effect will it cause to commuters (heavy users). \u00a0In the Press Release, it did not state the reason(s) for the cessation. For those who are affected, please read through the Press Release for more information.<\/p>\n

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Press Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

EZ-Link\u00a0to discontinue Season Pass with effect from\u00a01 January 2015<\/span><\/h2>\n

SINGAPORE, 29 October 2014<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0EZ-Link\u00a0Pte Ltd, Singapore’s largest issuer of CEPAS-compliant cards, announced today that the usage of Season Pass will be accepted only until\u00a031 December 2014<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Existing Season Pass holders can continue to purchase monthly passes until\u00a01 December 2014<\/span>\u00a0and weekly passes until\u00a025 December 2014<\/span>. From\u00a01 January 2015<\/span>\u00a0onwards, they can continue to use the Season Pass as a normalez-link\u00a0card by adding stored value into the\u00a0ez-link\u00a0purse. If they do not wish to use the Season Pass as a normal\u00a0ez-link\u00a0card, holders may surrender the card and obtain a refund of any balance value in the\u00a0ez-link\u00a0purse from any TransitLink Ticket Office. There will be no refund of any unused period on any monthly pass or weekly pass.<\/p>\n

EZ-Link\u00a0will still accept new Season Pass applications until\u00a031 October 2014<\/span>, but advises against it because of the impending discontinuation of the Season Pass scheme, and wishes to highlight that there will not be any refund for the card and personalisation fee.<\/p>\n

To inform Season Pass holders and the public about the discontinuation,\u00a0EZ-Link\u00a0will be sending text messages via SMS to existing pass holders; and placing advisory notices on the home page of its website (www.ezlink.com.sg<\/a>), at TransitLink Ticket Offices, and on\u00a0EZ-Link\u2019s Facebook (www.facebook.com\/myezlink<\/a>) and Twitter (www.twitter.com\/ezlinksg<\/a>) pages.<\/p>\n

Anyone with queries about the Season Pass can call the\u00a0EZ-Link\u00a0hotline at 6496 8300, from 0800 \u2013 1800 hours daily except public holidays, or email\u00a0customerservice@ezlink.com.sg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Launched in 2009, the Season Pass is a travel pass that allows unlimited travel on basic bus services, MRT and LRT within the period of validity of the type of pass purchased. With the evolving landscape,\u00a0EZ-Link\u00a0has decided to cease its Season Pass service and work towards delivering value, convenience and ease of travel to commuters in other ways.<\/p>\n

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About\u00a0EZ-Link\u00a0Pte Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n

EZ-Link\u00a0Pte Ltd was formed on 8 January 2002. Its core business is the clearing and settlement of all\u00a0ez-link\u00a0card transactions generated in transit and non-transit (retail\/merchant) environments, as well as the sale, distribution and overall management of\u00a0ez-link\u00a0cards. To date, more than 17 million new CEPAS-compliant\u00a0ez-link\u00a0cards have been issued. This is in tandem with the government\u2019s plan to promote cashless payments in Singapore. In line with this vision, the new\u00a0ez-link\u00a0card is now also accepted as a mode of payment for Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) and at carparks fitted with the Electronic Payment System (EPS) when used in the dual-mode in-vehicle unit.<\/p>\n

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