What are the Benefits?

• Big savings of up to 31%* on the cost of annual bus travel.
• There are no restrictions on the number of journeys you can make.
• You spread the cost of your TaxSmart Card over a year with 12 monthly salary deductions direct from your salary. Weekly or fortnightly deductions may also be possible depending on how often you are paid.
• If you lose your TaxSmart Card it can be ‘hotlisted’ (electronically deactivated) to prevent anyone else from using it fraudulently.
• Ability to take the bus and avail of a quick and stress free way to get to and from work without having to pay for car parking.
• Helps your company reduce its overall carbon footprint by encouraging employees to leave the car behind and commute to and from work by public transport.
• The exact saving to you depends on your personal circumstances and can only be taken as an example of the potential saving. If you are a higher rate taxpayer you could save even more.
  
  

How much can I save?

Here are some of examples of the savings you can make:

TaxSmart Card: Metro
(any point to point Metro journey e.g. Lisburn Rd to Stormont)
You could save £155 per year.
That means you pay only £7.84 per week.

If you travel on Metro this means you pay only £7.84 per week for unlimited point to point travel on Metro, including commuting between home and work and travel at the weekend.

TaxSmart Card: Ulsterbus Bangor-Belfast
You could save £270.94 per year.
That means you pay only £13.70 per week.

With this example you pay only £13.70 per week for unlimited point to point travel between Bangor and Belfast for your commute between home and work and unlimited travel on this route at the weekend.

Fares subject to change. Calculations are examples only. The potential saving outlined is based on the assumption that there is a valid Salary Sacrifice arrangement in place between you and your employer. The exact saving to you depends on your personal circumstances and can only be taken as an example of the potential saving. Weekly costs are based on a typical 44 weeks usage. Equivalent weekly cost reduces with increased usage.