SmarTrip card refund — how to get stored value back

[Anonymous]

I recently discovered my SmarTrip card still has money stored separately from smart benefits. I rarely ride the metro and only to work, so it’s been years since I tapped into this personal stored value. Metro says your money can be refunded if you move at least 100 miles from DC. Has anyone been able to retrieve their money without moving? Can I just pretend to move and use a family member’s or friend’s address?

[Anonymous]

Why do that when you can just transfer the value to another card, then sell the card.

But who pays for metro anymore... lol.

[Anonymous]

How much money is it? You will never take metro to see a museum or ?? It covers parking too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much money is it? You will never take metro to see a museum or ?? It covers parking too.

Large enough that I want it back. It’s ridiculous that you can’t remove money. I’ve never parked in a metro lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do that when you can just transfer the value to another card, then sell the card.

But who pays for metro anymore... lol.

Guess you havent transferred to another card before. If you do a transfer that card is part of your registered cards so transferring accomplishes nothing other than moving balances to an alternate card that is still in your name (it also voids the old card). I have 1500 on a Smart Trip only path I thought about was selling to a friend. That would require sitting down and having the friend update my login with their email and password while we agree on the sale price

[Anonymous]

It does not refund you unless you qualify under one of their reasons. The 100 miles or more is to provide a different number. All sales are final.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do that when you can just transfer the value to another card, then sell the card.

But who pays for metro anymore... lol.

Guess you havent transferred to another card before. If you do a transfer that card is part of your registered cards so transferring accomplishes nothing other than moving balances to an alternate card that is still in your name (it also voids the old card). I have 1500 on a Smart Trip only path I thought about was selling to a friend. That would require sitting down and having the friend update my login with their email and password while we agree on the sale price

You put $1500 on a smart trip card?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It does not refund you unless you qualify under one of their reasons. The 100 miles or more is to provide a different number. All sales are final.

All sales are not final. The federal government gets any unused funds back each month. Why can’t the card holder get their money back?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do that when you can just transfer the value to another card, then sell the card.

But who pays for metro anymore... lol.

Guess you havent transferred to another card before. If you do a transfer that card is part of your registered cards so transferring accomplishes nothing other than moving balances to an alternate card that is still in your name (it also voids the old card). I have 1500 on a Smart Trip only path I thought about was selling to a friend. That would require sitting down and having the friend update my login with their email and password while we agree on the sale price

You put $1500 on a smart trip card?

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