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Travelling on a tertiary concession entitlement?

Whenever you purchase and travel on a cash concession ticket, you must also have in your possession a valid proof of concession. If you don’t, you risk a fine.

From 26 July 2009, if you are caught travelling on a concession fare and cannot prove your entitlement to this fare, you can be fined $100.00.

Tertiary student cards or other forms of identification are not accepted by Transperth as proof of tertiary concession entitlement.

Why doesn’t Transperth accept student ID cards as proof of concession entitlements?

As student ID cards are issued to all students, whether they are part-time or full-time and they differ in format between institutions, Transperth cannot determine whether a student is entitled to a concession fare just by looking at a student ID.

Furthermore, if a student changes their status from full-time to part-time, therefore changing their concession eligibility status, this is not reflected on a student ID. If a person defers a course or drops out of the institution their student ID may appear to be still valid, however their entitlement to tertiary concession fares is not.

That is why Transperth requires students to have a SmartRider that has been encoded with the Tertiary concession, known as a Tertiary SmartRider. This provides all students across Perth with the same form of ID for concession travel, ensuring that only those passengers who are eligible for concession travel receive that privilege.

Click here for information on Tertiary SmartRiders.

Click here to see Transperth’s infringements.

Last year, thousands of tertiary students failed this simple test

Question 

Correct Answer

A Tertiary SmartRider encoded with your tertiary concession is the only way to prove you are entitled to tertiary concession travel.

TRUE

A Student ID card isn’t accepted as proof because many don’t indicate whether you’re full-time, part-time, go to a recognised tertiary institution, have dropped out of your course or deferred your course.

TRUE

The minimum fine for not carrying your Tertiary SmartRider when travelling on a cash concession fare is $100.

TRUE

Only full-time students at tertiary institutions are entitled to tertiary concession travel.

TRUE

Part-time students, students enrolled at non-WA institutions or visiting interstate students are not entitled to tertiary concession travel.

TRUE

The Tertiary SmartRider is the fairest and most consistent way to see if someone is entitled to tertiary concession travel because most universities provide Transperth with up to date information about a student’s eligibility.

TRUE

Whenever you purchase and travel on a cash concession ticket, you must also have in your possession a valid Tertiary SmartRider, encoded with your tertiary concession entitlement. If you don’t, you risk a fine.

TRUE

If you forget to carry your Tertiary SmartRider and are issued with a fine, the fine will not be overturned even if you can present your Tertiary SmartRider at a later date.

TRUE
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