Minister for Transport and Multicultural Affairs
The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk
11/04/2011
Go card auto top-up users hit 100,000
The 100,000th customer is expected to sign up to experience the convenience and time-saving benefits of the go card auto top-up system today.
Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said the auto top-up milestone occurred just over a year after the new functionality for go card became available.
"More than 100,000 commuters have used auto top-up since its introduction," Ms Palaszczuk.
"This milestone comes on the back of go card now being used for 80 per cent of all weekday travel across the TransLink network.
"This time last year, go card use was about 50 per cent.
"This is a fantastic result showing just how much our go card system is maturing and continuing to grow, despite only being introduced in 2008.
"This high level of smartcard uptake is comparable to other mature smartcard systems in other cities, including London.
"Now with the success of auto top-up, we are making travel easier for the people of South East Queensland."
Auto top-up is free and easy to set up and always ensures you have enough credit to travel to any destination when you want.
When your go card balance falls below $5, auto top-up automatically triggers a pre-selected top-up amount of between $20 and $200.
"This is great function for people who want to take the worry out of topping up as they don't have to remember or wait to top up their go cards at stations, newsagents or convenience stores," Ms Palaszczuk said.
