Great 'What discounts can I get now I'm over 60?' Hunt

harryhound

robhac wrote: »

I've just received my Merseyside travel pass. I can use the buses, the Mersey ferries, ( if only they would stop playing that song), Merseyrail which can take me as far as Liverpool, Southport and Chester. Unfortunately Cheshire residents can't use their pass on Merseyrail.

People of Thurrock, please use your bus pass on the Tilbury (foot) Ferry to help keep it running to Gravesend - of course you can take your bike over too..

(My understanding is that the transport operator gets to claim about 0.50 per pensioner journey ?)

Feliz_2

Anyone over 60 can go to the Lowry Centre Vue Cinema at 1pm on a Monday and pay just £3. This includes free tea or coffee PLUS biscuits. Visit the MyVue website and click on Seniorvue. Getting to the Lowry Centre is easy by Manchester Metrolink, which is free to bus-pass holders after 9.30am.

Feliz_2

On Tuesdays there are discounts at many of the outlets at the Lowry Centre. Ask at the Information Desk at the main entrance.

mcgsp

Bad news: It's 65 with Man Utd! Good news some of their senior prices are be more than 50% off!

boilerbunny

just to follow on from an earlier post regarding the "senior railcard" which offers discounted fares on national rail travel (bout a third off )

my mum bought her railcard from the council rather than via the train station and got additional money off. it's the same railcard, same discounts.
was humberside council but may work in all councils-worth a go ??!!

davyburns

Can anyone point me in the direction of the uses of the national concessionary travel pass? I know the basics, but is there a site that tells you more?

John_Stone

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/PublicTransport/BusAndCoachTravel/DG_10036264

lots of details of fare concessions for over 60s

Dodder

boilerbunny wrote: »

just to follow on from an earlier post regarding the "senior railcard" which offers discounted fares on national rail travel (bout a third off )

my mum bought her railcard from the council rather than via the train station and got additional money off. it's the same railcard, same discounts.
was humberside council but may work in all councils-worth a go ??!!

You can get the Senior Railcard from your Council for £5.00 - but you can't have the National Bus Pass as well - it's one or t'other!

(Of course getting the concessionary bus pass from the council doesn't stop you getting the senior rail card in the usual way at the usual price.)

NEH

Dodder wrote: »

You can get the Senior Railcard from your Council for £5.00 - but you can't have the National Bus Pass as well - it's one or t'other!

(Of course getting the concessionary bus pass from the council doesn't stop you getting the senior rail card in the usual way at the usual price.)

My mum's council in Richmond North Yorkshire doesn't do that offer so i think it's only some....

Her local fish and chip shop does do pensioner specials and one of the cafe's does pensioner portions for a discount...

Dodder

NEH wrote: »

My mum's council in Richmond North Yorkshire doesn't do that offer so i think it's only some....

You're right I'm sure... just for the record, my local council is Shropshire.