Senior Railcard £5 from local council

M00NST0NE

I've just discovered that my local council (Gwynedd) issue Senior railcards for £5 providing you don't have a bus pass or £20 if you already have a bus pass.

I don't know if any other local authorities have similar offers but it would be worth checking locally if you are thinking of buying a senior railcard.

meg72

Thanks for this, just checked my local council Telford and Wreken but we do not get anything off a railcard unless we give up our bus pass. Worth a try though

gardengirl_3

M00NST0NE wrote: »

I've just discovered that my local council (Gwynedd) issue Senior railcards for £5 providing you don't have a bus pass or £20 if you already have a bus pass.

I don't know if any other local authorities have similar offers but it would be worth checking locally if you are thinking of buying a senior railcard.

I got one yesterday (Breckland) and whilst not that cheap it is £6 cheaper than getting it a station.

TomsMom

M00NST0NE wrote: »

I've just discovered that my local council (Gwynedd) issue Senior railcards for £5 providing you don't have a bus pass or £20 if you already have a bus pass.

I don't know if any other local authorities have similar offers but it would be worth checking locally if you are thinking of buying a senior railcard.

Hi Moonstone

I am also in Gwynedd and have a weekly rail journey to do over the next two to three months so it might be worth me getting one even though I don't use the train normally. Have you got a link or contact number where it is obtainable for £20.

Thanks.

sagalout1954

TomsMum, did a quick 'search' on the Gwynedd Council website for a senior railcard and this popped up http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/gwy_doc.asp?doc=13988

Seems like you must be 60 to qualify if it's the correct thing.

TomsMom

Thanks for that Sagalout, looks like £21 but still a £5 saving.

I'll work out how many journeys I could be making and see if I'll make enough saving on the ticket price to see if it's worth buying one.

Unfortunately (!) I do qualify for a senior railcard :rotfl: .

Be_Happy

As posted on another thread some time ago. Check to see if you could qualify for a Disabled Rail Card this costs £18 for one year or £48 for three years.

There are the usual disabilities to qualify for this BUT one of the disabilities is "uses a hearing aid". You have to send in proof eg your NHS hearing aid battery book.

Advantage over senior railcard is that you get 1/3 off rail fares for yourself AND also for a travelling companion, unlike the senior card which is only for one person.

Savvy_Sue

When you're consider whether or not a disabled / senior rail card would save you money, it may be worth having a few 'what if?' thoughts!

I recently got my Disabled Rail Card (hearing aid user!) and I've been keeping my tickets so that I know when I've broken even, IYSWIM. On my regular activities I was nowhere near, but then FIL was taken into hospital last week so I nipped up to London. Without the rail card I would have felt I had to go by coach, but the train was only £10 dearer than a short notice coach ticket, and I travel so much better by train than by coach! The onboard toilets are about twice the size for a start ...

Anyway, my rail card has now well and truly paid for itself, and I'm glad I got it when I did!

TomsMom

Be_Happy wrote: »

As posted on another thread some time ago. Check to see if you could qualify for a Disabled Rail Card this costs £18 for one year or £48 for three years.

There are the usual disabilities to qualify for this BUT one of the disabilities is "uses a hearing aid". You have to send in proof eg your NHS hearing aid battery book.

Advantage over senior railcard is that you get 1/3 off rail fares for yourself AND also for a travelling companion, unlike the senior card which is only for one person.

Thanks for that Be Happy. I don't qualify in any way for a disabled rail card but hopefully that information will help anyone else reading this.

It is only going to be used for a few weeks while visiting OH in hospital, I don't use the train normally. As long as I buy advance tickets I'll get a saving on the normal fare, was just looking at other ways to save a bit more if I could as there is a lot of expense involved with travelling to and from the hospital and other expenses.

Thanks all for your help.