A special novelty is coming for all citizens of Naples, in fact, the innovative payment system will soon be activated Tap & Go with which it will no longer be necessary to have the paper ticket with you but you can travel using the contactless payment card.
Free rides for one day
Precisely on the occasion of this the 18 December 2021 for all holders of Mastercard and Maestro cards, on the entire Unico network enabled for electronic payment, both in Naples and Campania, the races will be in tribute.
For Naples specifically you can travel for free on: Metro Line 1, the Funiculars Chiaia e Central, the lines Eav Naples-Sorrento and Piscinola Aversa.
The Tap & Go system with credit cards and ATMs
The new Tap & Go system it is truly innovative and allows you to access the enabled turnstiles using the contactless payment cards that are part of the circuits American Express, Mastercard, Maestro, Visa and VPay.
In short, a new and simple service that will allow us to travel even without having a paper ticket. Let's see how it works in detail.
Tap in and Tap out: here's how it works and why it's important
How to use the new system Tap & Go it is really simple, in fact once at the entrance of the chosen means of transport, which will obviously have to be enabled for the new mode, you just need to carry out the operation of the tap in, or you will have to hold your credit card close to the POS reader, this is the only way to open the turnstile.
An important operation not to be forgotten is that of repeat the procedure also at the arrival station, so at the time of exit it will be necessary to carry out the Tap out, then bring the same card back to the reader, this operation will allow the procedure to be closed.
This will calculate the best rate, based on your travel. In the case of the Tap out will not be carried out at the exit, then the system will charge you for the maximum rate.
The first use of the system
The moment you decide to use the new system Tap & Go for the movements, at the first access you will be notified one pre-authorization that it is not a payment. Only in the following days will you be charged the actual amount which will obviously be calculated on the movements made. In the case of debit cards this will be equal to 15 euros.
Let's summarize all the steps to take
So here are briefly the steps to take to use the system Tap & Go:
- Take out the credit card to use from your wallet to avoid any interference
- Make the Tap in: bring the credit card close to the POS to allow the turnstiles to open
- At the exit carry out the Tap out: bring the same card close to the POS of the exit turnstiles to facilitate the closure of the procedure and the calculation of the displacement
For more information, we recommend that you consult the official site.
