Free 2 months family & friends railcard with Daily Mail

lucerysmum

Sorry didn't get on earlier - internet not working - the passwords are FRIENDS and FAMILY

squidworth

For the London underground you can often use these but not if purchasing at stations that don't have a network rail station, ie ok if bought online or at a station which also has network rail. Obviously this limit is only on where you buy them and has no affect on where you use them. You may find it better to get a travel card that includes bus and underground travel anyway.

stedwell

Thanks very much. Have just ordered mine. Just bear in mind though that if you have 3 or four adults travelling the groupsave ticket is very good and sometimes cheaper.

jellyhead

shoe*gal wrote: »

I wasn't able to use mine on the underground but kids under 11 (?) go free anyway. I know I've never bought my son a ticket because I was told at the station he didn't need one. I got this railcard offer last year and it saved over £100 on two trips to London so it was well worth it.

How do you get the kids through the barriers without a ticket? Do they let them go through the pram gate thing?

jellyhead

leneth wrote: »

GroupSave - Travelling in a small group? 3 or 4 adults can travel for the price of 2. Accompanying children can travel for just £1 each.
I have always found this cheaper.

Can you book seats using groupsave? The train we use to go on holiday in summer is always jam packed so we all book together and reserve seats, but it does sound as if groupsave would be cheaper for us.

silvertabby_2

jellyhead wrote: »

How do you get the kids through the barriers without a ticket? Do they let them go through the pram gate thing?

Yes just show the adult tickets and the guard lets you all through.

jellyhead

silvertabby wrote: »

Yes just show the adult tickets and the guard lets you all through.

Thanks! I didn't know that, have bought a travel pass for my youngest twice last last

The travelcards sometimes cost more than the train fare from the midlands to london :rotfl:

whitts

Amazing deal, did it last year, many thanks

Beetlemama

shoe*gal wrote: »

I wasn't able to use mine on the underground but kids under 11 (?) go free anyway. I know I've never bought my son a ticket because I was told at the station he didn't need one.

Well, I didn't know that and it's completely true, well done. I always buy a London ticket on my railcard with tube travel included - I didn't know I wasn't paying for Dill too:

London Transport Children's Fares (Children Less than 18 Years Old)

Free Travel For Children On Buses & Underground And The Need For Photocards

Under-5s.
Children under five can travel free at any time on the Tube, DLR, buses and trams as long as they are accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket. Children in this category do not need Photocards.

Children 5-10.
Under-11s can travel free at any time on buses and trams without the need for a Photocard.
They can also travel free at any time on the Tube and DLR when they are traveling with an adult who has a valid ticket. Up to 4 children under 11 years old accompanied by a paying adult travel free on the London Underground.
Unaccompanied children between 5 and 10 must have a valid Photocard.

Children 11-15.
Children aged 11 to 15 years must get an 11-15 Oyster photocard to travel free on buses and trams and at child-rate on Tube, DLR and London Overground services.
You can get around the photocard requirement by purchasing a 1 day Travelcard for the child, (longer length Travelcards do require a photo card) or paying the cash fare.

Children 16-17.
All 16 to 17-year-olds can travel at child-rate on bus, Tube, tram, DLR and London Overground services with a 16+ Oyster photocard.

Snap-ant

CHRISSYG wrote: »

thanks op -this will be the last year i can apply for this as dd just turned 15 !

From the T&Cs

Special notes regarding children’s tickets

Children aged under 16 at the time that the Railcard is purchased may still travel at the discounted child’s fare throughout the validity period of the 1-year Railcard, or, for a 3-year Railcard, even if they become 16 years old during that time.