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Free 2 month Family & Friends Railcard + 50% off 12mth railcard

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  • applied! great offer :j
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  • trynsave
    trynsave Posts: 812 Forumite
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    Just applied. Thanks OP :j
  • flipper_72
    flipper_72 Posts: 681 Forumite
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    Has anyone recieved a confirmation email? I have tried to apply but get to the screen
    Thanks for your details

    Thanks for completing your details. You can expect to receive your free 2 month Family & Friends Railcard in the post soon.
    Your Family & Friends Railcard will expire on 31 July 2011.
    From 15th July 2011 (until 15th August 2011) you will be able to take advantage of the special 50% discount offer when you buy a 1-year Family & Friends Railcard online. So you might want to make a note of this date to ensure your Greater Savings continue - for only £14 for another whole year.
    Terms and conditions for this offer


    but nothing on email and no number to prove you have applied.

    Thanks
  • ged1980
    ged1980 Posts: 1,342 Forumite
    melb wrote: »
    can anyone who has done this in previous years tell me how long it took for the railcard to arrive please. I have just ordered online but travel 2 weeks tomorrow and have already bought our tickets on the strength of having this card.


    last year took about 7 days for card to arrive
    If you dont like me remember its mind over matter, I dont mind and you dont matter ;)
  • Pocoyo
    Pocoyo Posts: 601 Forumite
    No there's no email confirmation.
  • mymerrywidow
    mymerrywidow Posts: 4,986 Forumite
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    isnt this the same as the other one last month, that one suddenly dissapered though
    life is like a loo roll. the nearer the end you get, the faster it goes.
  • heatherks
    heatherks Posts: 854 Forumite
    isnt this the same as the other one last month, that one suddenly dissapered though
    It was but i dont think we were supposed to have found it that night they were just testing it

    ...it was advertised in yesterdays paper

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/prmts/article-1386804/Free-2-month-Family--Friends-Railcard-Offer.html

    might be a good idea to re apply
  • libbieb
    libbieb Posts: 27 Forumite
    thanks op, been waiting for this!
  • Violetta_2
    Violetta_2 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    Thanks so much for this Ged, have passed it onto a few friends too. My daughter has never been on a train, we have a car & it's just easier, but with 1 of these saving us money, think we will plan a few trips over the school holiday's.
    Booo!!!
  • jetty
    jetty Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    I applied before the link disappeared so i've re done it, just hope they don't think i'm trying to con them lol
    Man who run into airport turn-styles is going to Bangkok


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