Family and Friends Railcard... Do I Really Need a Kid??

mrscb

its like saying do you need a disability to get a disabled ticket!!!!:rolleyes:

m_13

From the terms and conditions on the Railcard terms and conditions (their bold, not mine):

Conditions of issue and use of the Family & Friends Railcard and reduced priced tickets (‘discounted tickets’) bought with a Family & Friends Railcard

ATOC Ltd enters into the contract for the issue and use of the Family & Friends Railcard on behalf of the Train Companies. Reference to a ‘Train Company’ or the ‘Train Companies’ means those Train Companies which, pursuant to a franchise agreement, operate Passenger Railway Services in Great Britain. Any other licensed passenger train operators that may join the arrangement will accept the Family & Friends Railcard for travel on
their services.

1. Both the First named holder and the Second named holder must sign the Railcard before use to show acceptance of all the Conditions listed in this leaflet. The name of the Second holder must be provided at the time of purchase and may not be added during the period of validity of the Railcard.
2. The Railcard and tickets bought with it are not transferable and must not be given, loaned, or resold to anyone else. Only the named cardholder(s) can use the Railcard.
3. Group size: To enable discounted tickets to be used the minimum group is at least one child and one named Railcard holder. The maximum group size is up to four adults (aged 16 years and over) including the named cardholder(s), and four children (aged 5-15 years).
4. If the named holders travel separately, only one of the holders may use the Railcard.
5. Tickets for your journey should be purchased before boarding the train and when buying tickets you must show the Railcard.
   
6. You must carry your Railcard with you on your journey and when asked by rail staff, you must show a valid ticket and valid Railcard. If you fail to do so, you and each member of your group will be required to pay the full price Standard Single fare for your journey as if no tickets were purchased before starting the journey and in some cases a Penalty Fare. This does not apply if there was no ticket office at the station at which you began your journey or if the ticket office was closed and there was no ticket machine from which you could buy discounted tickets.
7. Additional accompanying passengers for whom discounted tickets are purchased must travel with the Railcard holder throughout the journey.

So, the terms and conditions are clear. You must travel with a child who has to travel with you for the entire journey.