The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is reporting a few glitches with the roll out of the cashless system for concession passengers.
JUTC Communications Manager, Clinton Clarke, in an update on Monday said most students had Smarter cards.
But there were some difficulties on one route where students did not possess cards.
“We have not had any major challenges since this morning, the students came out, those who didn’t have their cads, they came with a friend and a friend paid for them.
There was only one route where students did not have cards,” he said.
Clarke said when checks were made at the JUTC smarter card distribution outlets only 150 cards were sold.
On the weekend, the state run bus company announced that as of mid-night Saturday,September 13, passengers travelling on its buses will only be able to access concession fares with the use of a Smarter Card.
The JUTC in a release said the new system restricts bus drivers to issuing tickets only for the adult fare which is $120.
The adult fare is the only one which passengers may pay by cash and passengers wishing to access the concession fare must use their Smarter Cards.
The JUTC also emphasized that there is no deadline for adult passenger category to get a Smarter Card and that “they can pay their $120 fare with cash or card on any JUTC bus at anytime, anywhere”.
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