€30 to replace the new student IDs?

Fionn MacCool · 27-09-2010 05:44PM #1

Is this true?

Totally ridiculous seeing as it used to be like €13, and since these new ones last for the duration of your course, it means first years will have to ensure they don't lose one in 3-4 years.

I take it this means next year's registration fees will be cheaper? lol right

UrbanSea · 27-09-2010 05:50PM

Bit steep alright. Has anyone lost one yet and found out?

brianthebard · 27-09-2010 06:10PM

the one card for the whole course plan is a complete money making scheme. There's no way they weren't already making a profit on cards at 13e anyways.

gant0 · 27-09-2010 08:12PM

Yup heard some girl in the canteen today complaining she had to pay 30e cause she lost her card

LadyMayBelle · 28-09-2010 03:28PM

Ha, it's messy system. Last year they sent me three in the post, so I had little chance of losing mine

30euro is a joke. For someone to press a button and position a piece of plastic? No recession here.

Ficheall · 28-09-2010 03:41PM

How much is it to replace a passport or driving licence?

It is a form of ID - you're not supposed to be losing them. My gripe is that they're not strong enough to last more than a year of use.

apoeiguq3094y · 28-09-2010 04:18PM

My gripe is that it has no expiry date, so many businesses are refusing to give a student discount based on this card.

Black_Knight · 29-09-2010 09:27AM

apoeiguq3094y wrote: »

My gripe is that it has no expiry date, so many businesses are refusing to give a student discount based on this card.

Hmmm, never noticed that! Good point.

How do people lose their cards?? I can remember a time in 3rd year when I had all 1st, 2nd and 3rd year cards in my wallet. Even now ive this year and last years IDs in my wallet. Im in my 6th year of college and have not once lost my card!

I can see big problems arising when students lose their card at exam times. 30 to replace the card, and €20 (I think) fine for not having student ID at the exam.

lumpwood · 29-09-2010 12:56PM

This is my 6th year too and must've lost at least 5 or 6 cards. Went through most of 2nd year without one! Thank Christ they weren't 30 a pop back then..

Lockstep · 29-09-2010 03:56PM

Yes, it's true.

I was about to register and asked could I change by file photo; it was from 3 years ago and no longer looks like me. THey told me that even though I hadn't registered yet, my ID had been printed and it'd cost €30 to print a new one.

challengemaster · 05-10-2010 07:53PM

It's actually something the SU are looking into, I think they're just waiting to get a response from the college on it...

blueburd · 28-10-2010 11:27PM

thats mental, yeah i was wondering why they didnt place the year on the cards...

glad its my last year there..... place is gone rip off central

Ficheall · 28-10-2010 11:30PM

kickoutthejams wrote: »

Yes, it's true.

I was about to register and asked could I change by file photo; it was from 3 years ago and no longer looks like me. THey told me that even though I hadn't registered yet, my ID had been printed and it'd cost €30 to print a new one.

Oh come on - you've not changed a bit.
My photo's the same one I got 6 years ago, and I'm still clearly the same devastatingly handsome rogue as in the photo.

Lockstep · 30-10-2010 06:16PM

Ficheall wrote: »

Oh come on - you've not changed a bit.
My photo's the same one I got 6 years ago, and I'm still clearly the same devastatingly handsome rogue as in the photo.

Mainly as I recently got my haircut so I now look like I did in the old photos.
When I was registering (and when I made the month-old post you quoted), my hair was down to my shoulders, I had a couple of bouncers refuse to believe it was me until I could provide other forms of ID.

Squeeonline · 31-10-2010 09:55PM

I managed to fly within the states on my old ID card as it had all the prerequisits for ID to fly.

Only realised now that it's lacking an expiry date. That was shortsighted.

Maybe they are more expensive as (I've heard anyway) there is an RFID chip in the new ones. We dont really benefit as students but more doors to labs have RFID and swip access. Maybe this college is entering the 21st century...

Or it could just be to discourage students further from losing their ID.

Ficheall · 31-10-2010 09:59PM

Squeeonline wrote: »

Maybe they are more expensive as (I've heard anyway) there is an RFID chip in the new ones. We dont really benefit as students but more doors to labs have RFID and swip access. Maybe this college is entering the 21st century...

Hope they checked them the technology properly this time then - unlike last year when half the students in college unknowingly had access to all swipe-card areas on campus..

Fionn MacCool · 02-11-2010 06:52PM

Squeeonline wrote: »

Or it could just be to discourage students further from losing their ID.

Yes, this should cut down on the number of students intentionally losing their ID cards...

Ficheall · 02-11-2010 07:06PM

Fionn MacCool wrote: »

Yes, this should cut down on the number of students being careless with their ID cards...

There you go...

Fionn MacCool · 02-11-2010 10:23PM

Ficheall wrote: »

There you go...

Dunno about you but when they were €13 I didn't need any encouragement not to lose it either.

HotDogger · 03-11-2010 04:36AM

Squeeonline wrote: »

Maybe this college is entering the 21st century...

Have you not seen the yellow thing at the front?

snubbleste · 03-11-2010 11:24AM

HotDogger wrote: »

Have you not seen the yellow thing at the front?

It's ahead of its time

€30 to replace the new student IDs?

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