Students and concession Tallinja card holders who currently use public transport for free are no longer required to top up their Tallinja Cards, Malta Public Transport has said.

This change, which started on the 1st of September, is part of the preparations underway for free public transport starting on the 1st of October for all personalised Tallinja Card holders.

MPT explained that until now, these Tallinja Card holders who were eligible for free travel had to top up their cards and then receive a refund the following month.

The Tallinja payment system has now been upgraded so that card holders eligible for free travel are simply not charged and no longer need to top up their card.

MPT said that that passengers still need to tap their Tallinja Card on the ticketing machine when boarding the bus to validate their travel and inspections will still take place to ensure that everyone has validated their Tallinja Card.

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