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.
The fare to the last stop on the train line or bus route will be deducted from your PRESTO card and with your fare type and any applicable loyalty discounts applied. 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 the fare to the last stop on the train line or bus route and with your fare type and any applicable loyalty discounts applied. This is because the PRESTO system doesn’t know where you travelled to.
If you have a default trip set up it only works between the two stations you’ve selected. Any trips beginning at a different station require a tap on and 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 Bus Terminal |
Last stop on bus route |
|
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 |
Last stop on bus route |
|
Yorkdale Bus Terminal |
Last stop on bus route |
RICHMOND HILL
| STATION | CHARGED TO |
|---|---|
|
Gormley |
Union |
|
Langstaff |
Union |
|
Old Cummer |
Gormley |
|
Oriole |
Gormley |
|
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 |
Old Elm (formerly Lincolnville) |
|
Centennial |
Union |
|
Danforth |
Oshawa |
|
Kennedy |
Old Elm (formerly Lincolnville) |
|
Old Elm (formerly Lincolnville) |
Union |
|
Markham |
Union |
|
Milliken |
Union |
|
Mount Joy |
Union |
|
Scarborough |
Oshawa |
|
Stouffville |
Union |
|
Union |
Kitchener |
|
Unionville |
Union |