The Cashless Pay System

Using the cashless pay system, will enable you to:

without carrying cash on your person, by topping up periodically.

The cashless system is run by Upay. Their website, upay.co.uk allows you to administer your card. You should be sent details of how to sign in by email. Upay have instructions for how to use the system in their Students Guide.

Signing on for 2nd Hall Dinner

You must sign on for 2nd Hall meals online at upay.co.uk. You will be issued a receipt for the booking you have made. You must print the receipt and take it with you to the Dining Hall, for it to be checked by the hall staff.

Booking in time

Monday to Friday Dinner: before 1.30pm on the Day.
Saturday and Sunday Dinner: before 1.30pm on the Friday.

These timings are set and no late bookings will be taken.

The cost of your meal will be deducted immediately from your account. The system will not allow you to sign on for meals if you do not have enough cash on your card.

You will be able to sign up for all Formal Dinners in Hall up to one month in advance. Formal meals such as Boat Club or Rugby Club Dinner will also be available for booking on this screen.

You are able to bring guests for dinner - you can sign them on at the same time as you sign yourself on. The cost of a standard guest meal is higher than the cost an Exeter College student meal. This means you should not sign on other students of Exeter as you will have to pay the increased amount.

Cancelling a Booking

If you have signed on for a dinner which you will not be able to attend you must go to the Catering Manager who will cancel your booking and refund the booking fee.

NOTE: Cancellations must be made a minimum of 48 hours before the dinner. No refunds will be given for late cancellations.

Using your Card in the Dining Hall

You are not required to sign on for Breakfast, Saturday Brunch, Lunch or the 1st Hall Evening Meal in the Dining Hall. You must however have enough credit on your card to pay for the meal you intend to purchase. You need to go to the Dining Hall where you will collect your food from the Canteen Style servery.

Using your Card in the Undercroft Bar

When use your card, all drinks you wish to purchase from the Undercroft are charged to you at a subsidised rate. If you do not have your card with you, you will have to pay the standard rate (Typical example being Carling subsidised £1.50, Carling standard £2.50).

Using your Card at the Porter's Lodge

You will need to buy a Photocopy card from the Lodge to pay for photocopies made in the Balsdon Room and the Library. Washing Machine Tokens are also available at the Lodge.

Topping up your Credit

Your card comes with £20 of credit to help you get through the first week of College. The £20 will be collected at a later date via your battels account.

Topping up using Cash

There are two places at which you top up the credit of your account using cash. These are:

  • Porter's Lodge - Office - between 9.30am and 4.45pm
  • Undercroft Bar between 6.15pm and 10.30pm

You can only credit your account with multiples of £5.

Topping up using a Credit/Debit card

You can use online system at upay.co.uk to top up using your Credit/Debit card in multiples of £5.