A few bad apples have made life more difficult for student and senior riders on Moncton’s Codiac Transpo. Those who qualify for a discount will now have to make an extra trip to Codiac Transpo’s office and show their identification in order to purchase discounted digital tickets through the new Codiac+ app.
Moncton’s public transit now requires students, seniors to verify their ID in person for discount fares
Rhythm Rathi · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 18, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Melissa Hachey, a spokesperson for the City of Moncton, said officials found riders sharing screenshots of used digital passes with others. (Rhythm Rathi/CBC)
A few bad apples have made life more difficult for student and senior riders on Moncton’s Codiac Transpo.
City officials say there was an increase in people sharing screenshots of their digital bus passes with other riders.
Melissa Hachey, a spokesperson for the City of Moncton, said that’s what prompted a new application to replace the HotSpot app that was previously used to buy bus passes.
“It has some added security features so that we can make sure that …
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