Best deal on Senior Railcard?

chico

Hi folks

The senior-railcard website is offering 10% off the usual one year Senior Railcard price of £28 for a price of £25.20, using the Senior10 code, up to 30 June 2012.

Are there any better deals available at the moment?

Thanks.

dzug1

A three year card is available online for £65 which is in excess of 20%

Errata

The disabled persons railcard costs £20 for a year and gives 30% off most journeys.

Edinburghlass_2

Half price for a year if you use £14 of Tesco vouchers.

http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=2023

Savvy_Sue

Errata wrote: »

The disabled persons railcard costs £20 for a year and gives 30% off most journeys.

And it has the advantage that someone can travel with you for the same price. So if you are disabled, probably best to go for that one. Hearing aid users qualify as disabled ...

alanq

dzug1 wrote: »

A three year card is available online for £65 which is in excess of 20%

I would have taken advantage of that but it had to be ordered online and required a passport or "valid driving licence" number. I have a valid driving licence but it is a green paper one so the number is of the wrong format. I had to buy my card at a station taking my birth certificate and only a one-year card can be purchased at stations. Hopefully I will be able to renew online next year.

agrinnall

alanq wrote: »

I would have taken advantage of that but it had to be ordered online and required a passport or "current driving licence" number. I have a current driving licence but it is a green paper one so the number is of the wrong format. I had to buy my card at a station taking my birth certificate and only a one-year card can be purchased at stations. Hopefully I will be able to renew online next year.

Are you sure about that? I have a photocard licence but the actual number is the same as the one I was issued with when I got my provisional licence in (I think) 1975.

alanq

Whoops! On checking, I was indeed mistaken.

It seems that I read "The licence number is shown on line 5 of your licence next to your photo." and assumed that without a photo licence I would not be able to apply online.

chico

Many thanks folks for your helpful up-to-date advice.

I don't shop at Tesco enough to get the Tesco clubcard vouchers needed, so the three year online card looks the best deal for me.

People can check whether they qualify for the Disabled Person's Railcard on this page.

Quentin

chico wrote: »

Are there any better deals available at the moment?

Many county councils sell these at a better/bigger discount to local ratepayers alongside providing their bus passes. Check if yours does.

alanq

I was aware that some councils used to offer a discounted Railcard as an alternative to a free bus pass. Councils local to me no longer offer the option it's a bus pass or nothing. I may be wrong, but I would be surprised especially in these times of austerity if "many" councils offered both. Still no harm in asking I suppose.