Southern Vectis is making it easier than ever to buy child bus tickets – thanks to a new addition to its latest app.
The move is in response to strong customer feedback, with those travelling by bus across the Isle of Wight asking for easy and instant access to child tickets through their mobile devices.
Nikki Honer, Head of Communications for Southern Vectis, says:
“Adults have been able to buy their tickets through our app for some time, but we know they’ve also been keen to use the same method to pay child fares.
“They may be travelling with a child – or wish to gift a ticket straight from their phone to a youngster. Now they can do either in an instant, thanks to this new addition.”
Before activating their first child ticket through the app, customers can verify a child’s identification using a screenshot of a passport or birth certificate and a selfie of the youngster concerned.
Nikki adds:
“This verification is required because each ticket features a photo of its holder. However, it only has to be done once.
Article continues below this advertisement “After that, adults can either continue to buy the tickets on their own app and gift them to a child’s phone – or youngsters can buy directly from their own app. Either way, the new system makes travelling by bus across the island easier than ever.”
Child tickets are available to all those aged between 5 and 16 inclusive. Southern Vectis’ new app is available to download on iOS or Android devices.
could this replace the key card?