16-25 railcard. is school daughter eligable

jpaine

hi ive been looking at the 16-25 railcard and wondering id my daughter is eligable,

she is 16 and finishes school in july, so a student and ias staying on for a levels . so still gonna be a student, could she apply now? is she entitled?

Fire_Fox

You don't need to be a student, just 16 to 25 as the name suggests.

phlash

Fire Fox is correct.

It is a "Young Persons" railcard, not a student rail card.

MrsManda

Fire Fox is right The railcard is for 16-25 year olds so she's entitled to one whether she's a student or not. The reason it's often mistakenly called a student railcard is that you are eligible to apply for one after you are 25, if you are a student Plus it's often given as an incentive with student bank accounts

jpaine

thanks all, i thought that would be the case, just making sure, somethings in my favour for once :-))))

McKneff

The OP was also asking if her daughter could apply for one now while she is 15 for use when she is 16, sorry i dont know but someone else might

phlash

anniehanlon wrote: »

The OP was also asking if her daughter could apply for one now while she is 15 for use when she is 16, sorry i dont know but someone else might

OP said she is 16 and finishes school in July. Not that her birthday is in July as well, I do believe.

milkybars

Another thing they won't tell you is... if you are over 25 but can prove you are in full time education you are eligible for one.

Also... if you're about to finish uni or just about to turn 26 you can still buy one. They last a year and you only have to be a student/under 25 to buy one initially.

Mike1989

jpaine wrote: »

hi ive been looking at the 16-25 railcard and wondering id my daughter is eligable,

she is 16 and finishes school in july, so a student and ias staying on for a levels . so still gonna be a student, could she apply now? is she entitled?

Yes, just go into your local train station with a passport sized photograph and ask for the 16-25 rail card. They will probably give you a form to fill in and once complete, they will take that little passport photo and place it on a rail card. Should be able to take it away there and then and start using it. As long as she is 16, has a passport sized photograph, she'll be able to get one at most train stations. Either that or you can do it online I think.

Voyager2002

Mike1989 wrote: »

Yes, just go into your local train station with a passport sized photograph and ask for the 16-25 rail card. They will probably give you a form to fill in and once complete, they will take that little passport photo and place it on a rail card. Should be able to take it away there and then and start using it. As long as she is 16, has a passport sized photograph, she'll be able to get one at most train stations. Either that or you can do it online I think.

There are sometimes discounts for buying it on-line, so do check.

McKneff

phlash wrote: »

OP said she is 16 and finishes school in July. Not that her birthday is in July as well, I do believe.

sorry, my mistake. I didnt read the post properly