If you forget to tap off at the end of your trip, an amount for Missed Tap Off or Underpayment will be deducted from your PRESTO card at the start of your next trip in the GO network.
You’ll be charged the fare to the furthest distance on the train line or bus route you took when you forgot to tap off. If you have sufficient funds on your card, the Underpayment amount you owe will be automatically deducted from your card balance, along with the fare for the new trip. If your card doesn’t have enough funds, it’ll be blocked from further use on GO Transit until you load more money on it.
How to Avoid Missed Tap Offs
Charges for Forgetting to Tap Off
If you don’t have a default trip set on your card and you forget to tap off at the end of your trip, you’ll be charged an additional amount for the trip because the PRESTO system doesn’t know where you travelled to.
Missed tap offs do not receive any discount (you will pay full cash fare) and do not count towards your loyalty trip count.
Below is a list of what station you’ll be charged to, on your line, if you forget to tap off:
LAKESHORE WEST
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
West Harbour |
Union |
|
Hamilton |
Union |
|
Aldershot |
Union |
|
Burlington |
Union |
|
Appleby |
Union |
|
Bronte |
Union |
|
Oakville |
Union |
|
Clarkson |
Hamilton |
|
Port Credit |
Hamilton |
|
Long Branch |
Hamilton |
|
Mimico |
Hamilton |
|
Exhibition |
Hamilton |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
RICHMOND HILL
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Richmond Hill |
Union |
|
Langstaff |
Union |
|
Old Cummer |
Richmond Hill |
|
Oriole |
Richmond Hill |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
STOUFFVILLE
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Lincolnville |
Union |
|
Stouffville |
Union |
|
Mount Joy |
Union |
|
Markham |
Union |
|
Centennial |
Union |
|
Unionville |
Union |
|
Milliken |
Union |
|
Agincourt |
Stoufville |
|
Kennedy |
Stoufville |
|
Danforth |
Oshawa |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
MILTON
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Milton |
Union |
|
Lisgar |
Union |
|
Meadowvale |
Union |
|
Streetsville |
Union |
|
Erindale |
Milton |
|
Cooksville |
Milton |
|
Dixie |
Milton |
|
Kipling |
Milton |
|
Kennedy |
Stoufville |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
LAKESHORE EAST
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Oshawa |
Union |
|
Whitby |
Union |
|
Ajax |
Union |
|
Pickering |
Union |
|
Guildwood |
Oshawa |
|
Eglinton |
Oshawa |
|
Scarborough |
Oshawa |
|
Danforth |
Oshawa |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
BARRIE
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Allandale Waterfront |
Union |
|
Barrie South |
Union |
|
Bradford |
Union |
|
East Gwillimbury |
Union |
|
Newmarket |
Union |
|
Aurora |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
King City |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
Maple |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
Rutherford |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
York University |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
KITCHENER
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Kitchener |
Union |
|
Guelph |
Union |
|
Acton |
Union |
|
Georgetown |
Union |
|
Mount Pleasant |
Kitchener |
|
Brampton |
Kitchener |
|
Bramalea |
Kitchener |
|
Malton |
Kitchener |
|
Etobicoke North |
Kitchener |
|
Weston |
Kitchener |
|
Bloor |
Kitchener |
|
Union |
Kitchener |