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Eezy-Tarif Extended to Under-18s but App Access Remains Patchy

Transport authorities say the legal change lets children and teenagers open Eezy accounts while most partner apps roll out technical support over the coming months.

Overview

  • Transport authorities have confirmed that the Eezy-Tarif is now legally available to children and teenagers under 18 who can hold their own user accounts.
  • Only a small number of apps already let minors use Eezy through parent-linked accounts, with the KVB app and VRS eezy.nrw cited as working examples.
  • Most of the roughly 40 partner apps have not yet implemented youth accounts and plan staged updates in the coming months before minors can use Eezy everywhere in NRW.
  • Parents can already create accounts for children and link a payment method such as a credit card or PayPal so minors can check in and out with Eezy, but this requires continuous app location tracking and a charged battery to prove a ticket during inspections.
  • Eezy calculates fares by straight-line distance and protects users with per-trip price caps and a monthly cap no higher than the Deutschland-Ticket price, and strong early uptake has highlighted the need to resolve technical and border-limit issues for younger riders.