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
Missed Tap Off Cost
If you don’t have a default set on your card and you forget to tap off at the end of your trip, you’ll be charged to the end of the line at the adult cash fare price (not at the PRESTO discounted rate). This is because the PRESTO system doesn’t know where you travelled to.
You also won’t be eligible for additional GO loyalty discounts, transfers to other GO routes or any discounts with connecting transit, so don’t forget to tap off!
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 |
|---|---|
|
Aldershot |
Union |
|
Appleby |
Union |
|
Bronte |
Union |
|
Burlington |
Union |
|
Clarkson |
Hamilton |
|
Exhibition |
Hamilton |
|
Hamilton |
Union |
|
Long Branch |
Hamilton |
|
Mimico |
Hamilton |
|
Oakville |
Union |
|
Port Credit |
Hamilton |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
|
West Harbour |
Union |
LAKESHORE EAST
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Ajax |
Union |
|
Danforth |
Oshawa |
|
Eglinton |
Oshawa |
|
Guildwood |
Oshawa |
|
Oshawa |
Union |
|
Pickering |
Union |
|
Rouge Hill |
Oshawa |
|
Scarborough |
Oshawa |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
|
Whitby |
Union |
MILTON
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Cooksville |
Milton |
|
Dixie |
Milton |
|
Erindale |
Milton |
|
Kipling |
Milton |
|
Lisgar |
Union |
|
Meadowvale |
Union |
|
Milton |
Union |
|
Square One |
Milton |
|
Streetsville |
Union |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
KITCHENER
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Acton |
Union |
|
Bloor |
Kitchener |
|
Bramalea |
Kitchener |
|
Brampton |
Kitchener |
|
Etobicoke North |
Kitchener |
|
Georgetown |
Union |
|
Guelph |
Union |
|
Kitchener |
Union |
|
Malton |
Kitchener |
|
Mount Pleasant |
Kitchener |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
|
Weston |
Kitchener |
|
York Mills Bus Terminal |
Kitchener |
|
Yorkdale Bus Terminal |
Kitchener |
RICHMOND HILL
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Gormley |
Union |
|
Langstaff |
Union |
|
Old Cummer |
Richmond Hill |
|
Oriole |
Richmond Hill |
|
Richmond Hill |
Union |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
BARRIE
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Allandale Waterfront |
Union |
|
Aurora |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
Barrie South |
Union |
|
Bradford |
Union |
|
Downsview Park |
Allendale Waterfront |
|
East Gwillimbury |
Union |
|
King City |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
Maple |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
Newmarket |
Union |
|
Rutherford |
Allandale Waterfront |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
|
York University |
Allandale Waterfront |
STOUFFVILLE
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Agincourt |
Stouffville |
|
Centennial |
Union |
|
Danforth |
Oshawa |
|
Kennedy |
Stouffville |
|
Lincolnville |
Union |
|
Markham |
Union |
|
Milliken |
Union |
|
Mount Joy |
Union |
|
Scarborough |
Oshawa |
|
Stouffville |
Union |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
|
Unionville |
Union |