AT HOP comes to the supermarket check-out

Getting an AT HOP card is about to get a lot easier with prepay blue cards now being sold in selected supermarkets and stores.

Auckland Transport says Foodstuffs will be stocking prepay HOP cards at 59 of its New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square stores across Auckland.

David Stewart, General Manager Merchandise, Foodstuffs North Island Ltd welcomes the move. “Every day our Auckland stores serve thousands of customers, many of which use public transport and will appreciate the convenience of being able to purchase prepay HOP cards at their local supermarket.”

Auckland Transport’s Group Manager AT HOP, Denise Verrall says as of June 2016, surveys indicated that 42% of Auckland adults already have a HOP card. “Putting prepay cards into some shops will make it easier for people to make the switch from cash.”

The $20 cards are loaded with $10 HOP money and can continue to be topped up online, at a top up machine or at other retailer locations.

“Customers have told us that they believe supermarkets would be a great place to buy an AT HOP card, especially for those parents who need to buy replacement cards for children.”

AT HOP is the smart card which can be used for bus, rail and ferry travel throughout Auckland, it was rolled out on trains in late 2012 and then extended to ferry and bus services.

Four out of five customers now choose to pay for their public transport trip with the card.

Denise Verrall says, “The card gives a discount of at least 20% off a single trip cash fare and it also speeds up boarding, particularly on buses.” (Discount does not apply on SkyBus and Waiheke ferry services).

Quick Facts:

· Surveys indicate that 42% of Aucklanders (adults) have an AT HOP card, up from 33% a year ago

· More than 8 out of 10 customers choose to pay for their public transport trip with AT HOP

· How fast is my AT HOP card? When you tag-on to a bus / train / ferry your HOP card is read in a 300th of a milli-second

· Nearly 60 million of the 75 million trips made in the 12 months to June 2016 were made with AT HOP, an increase of close to 8 million trips on the previous year

· In August 2016, around 68,000 customers tagged on with their AT HOP card during each weekday morning.

For more: https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/at-hop-card

Prepay blue AT HOP cards are available for $20 (which includes $10 HOP money) at selected New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square stores across Auckland. Please note these stores are not able to sell any other AT HOP cards, top ups or HOP products. The $10 purchase price is non-refundable. For a complete list of stores please see www.AT.govt.nz/retailers

Terms of use and registered prospectus for the AT HOP cards are available at AT.govt.nz/athop or at the Transport Information Centre, Britomart. The obligations of Auckland Transport under the AT HOP cards are unsecured.

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