After July 1, passengers may “top up” old tickets with cash until Friday, July 31. You may top up for five cents cash on any DRT bus but GO Transit bus drivers do not accept top-up fares.

You can exchange “old” tickets from new ones from July 1 until October 31 at:

• DRT headquarters, main floor reception, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby: Mondays to Fridays, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
• DRT Westney, 110 Westney Road South, Ajax: Mondays to Fridays from7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
• The United Way Information Services kiosk, Oshawa Centre, Oshawa: Mondays to Fridays from 9:30 a.m. until 9 p.m.; Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

To exchange old tickets, you must buy a full 10-ride card or 10 ride-ticket and pay the ‘top up’ on each remaining ticket or ride that you haven’t used.

After November 1, if you still want to exchange old tickets for new ones, write to Durham Region Transit, 605 Rossland Road East, Box 623, Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 and include your old tickets in the envelop. If approve your request to exchange the tickets, we may offer you a price that was less than the original cost of the tickets.

Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton transit agencies have continued to increase fares during the past several years.

2009 fare increases

Barrie Transit increased the cost of monthly passes on Thursday, January 1.

Oakville Transit increased the cost of adult cash fares on Thursday, January 1.

York Region Transit increased the cost of adult cash fares on Thursday, January 1.

Burlington Transit increased the cost of cash fares, tickets and passes on Sunday, January 4.

Mississauga Transit increased the cost of fares on Monday, January 26.

Guelph Transit raised fares on Sunday, February 1.

Brampton Transit raised fares on Monday February 16.

The Region of Peel’s accessible door-to-door TransHelp service increased its fares on Sunday, March 1.

GO Transit raised fares on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

Other recent fare increases

Durham Region Transit raised seniors and access fares only on January 1, 2007.

York Region Transit raised fares on January 1, 2007.

Brampton Transit raised fares on February 5, 2007.

Milton Transit raised fares on April 2, 2007.

Barrie Transit raised fares on May 1, 2007.

The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares on June 1, 2007.

Durham Region Transit raised all fares on July 1, 2007.

The Toronto Transit Commission raised fares on November 1, 2007.

The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares on January 1, 2008.

Mississauga Transit raised the cost of seniors passes on January 1, 2008.

York Region Transit raised fares on January 1, 2008.

Brampton Transit “adjusted” fares on January 28, 2008.

Mississauga Transit raised all fares on February 25, 2008.

GO Transit raised fares on March 15, 2008.

Oakville Transit raised fares on July 1, 2008.

Durham Region Transit raised fares on July 1, 2008.

Guelph Transit raised fares on July 6, 2008.