Make your one-for-one ez-link card exchange now to enjoy top-up convenience with the new EZ-Reload by GIRO service
Issued By: EZ-Link Pte Ltd
SINGAPORE, 27 August 2009 – EZ-Link will be unveiling the new EZ-Reload by GIRO service, an auto GIRO top-up facility that complements the existing EZ-Reload by Card service which currently accepts auto top-ups via credit and debit card accounts. Users of the new ez-link card that is CEPAS-compliant can apply for the new EZ-Reload by GIRO service from 27 August 2009 onwards to enjoy the convenience of auto top-up by GIRO when the current Bank GIRO Scheme that is offered by TransitLink Pte Ltd cease operation on 1 October 2009. Existing Bank GIRO customers will receive a letter informing them of the new scheme.
The EZ-Reload by GIRO service links the new ez-link card to any DBS or POSB GIRO account, thereby enabling a pre-selected top-up value of $20, $30, $40 or $50 to automatically be added to the card when the card balance is insufficient for the transaction value needed.
Like EZ-Reload by Card, EZ-Reload by GIRO offers the convenience of auto top-up and peace of mind about having sufficient funds when they need it for public transport, ERP as well as payments at some retail outlets. All for a nominal convenience fee for each auto top-up made.
EZ-Reload by GIRO application forms can be downloaded here. As the EZ-Reload application is manual and will take 21 working days to process, commuters are encouraged to exchange their cards at any TransitLink Ticket Office as soon as possible, download the EZ-Reload by GIRO application form from 27 August onwards and fill it up with their new ez-link card number along with the other required details and mail it to “EZ-Reload by GIRO” at 9 Maxwell Road #03-01 Annexe A MND Complex Singapore 069112. Alternatively they may choose to can drop off the completed application form at any TransitLink Ticket Office located at selected MRT stations.
A one-time application fee of S$1.50 will be levied for each application while an administrative fee of S$2.00 will be applicable for each unsuccessful deduction from a bank account. However as an added incentive for commuters to sign up, application fee will be waived for the first 6 months, which is until 26 February 2010. A convenience fee of S$0.25 will be levied upon each EZ-Reload by GIRO top-up, similar to the convenience fee for the EZ-Reload by Card.
Besides facilitating auto top-up for ez-link cards used for bus and MRT rides, EZ-Reload by GIRO also supports top-ups for cards used by motorists in the new generation in-vehicle unit (IU) or dual-mode IU of their vehicles. Whether you are a commuter or a motorist with a dual mode IU installed in your vehicle, EZ-Reload by GIRO ensures a peace of mind knowing that you will always have sufficient funds in your ez-link card when you use it.
Mr Nicholas Lee, Executive Director of EZ-Link Pte Ltd, said, “We are very happy to offer yet another avenue for top-up of the new ez-link card that is CEPAS-compliant, and strongly believe that it will bring about greater convenience to ez-link cardholders. With the launch of this new GIRO auto top-up facility, another milestone have been marked and we are now one step closer towards bringing consumers the convenience of having a single card for making transit, motoring and retail payments. This service would offer our entire card base another source of funds to consider when they sign up for EZ-Reload.”