Great 'What discounts can I get now I'm over 60?' Hunt - 2022

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This is a new thread to carry on the good work of the Great 'What discounts can I get now I'm over 60?' Hunt thread now that it's 2022.

DairyQueen

Katiehound said:

I just wonder how many of these discounts are still around since the thread was started 10 years ago!

Perhaps we need a new and shiny updated thread??

Excellent idea.

I reached 60 last year and was rubbing my hands gleefully at the thought of all those 60+ goodies.

So far the only benefits have been a couple of quid saved on a leisure class, eligibility for a local pub's 60+ off-peak lunch menu and an invite to our community's 'Over 60s' Christmas party.

Free prescriptions sounds great but I haven't needed any medication. I live in a rural area and would need to drive 15 miles to use a Senior Railcard. Buses are as rare as hen's teeth even if I qualified for a bus pass (I don't). I don't fancy paying for 5 years National Trust membership just to qualify for a 25% discount thereafter .

Are there any senior discounts available to country-dwellers?

mrsnicewriting

Hi thanks for all the info, many have mentioned the senior railcard, but if you normally travel as a couple, (no need to share surname, could just be as friends), please look into the 2together card, as similar perks to the single railcard but only one fee. 

Savvy_Sue

Even better is the Disabled Person's Railcard, if you qualify. Any hearing aid user can get one, and a companion also travels at the reduced price.

RobM99

Assuming No Covid  (sigh...) - some cinemas do discounts for day-time screenings - £3 at my local Odeon, plus tea and a biscuit!

Madrick

There is also a veterans railcard
Not age specific, just open to anyone who had ever been in any of the UK armed forces
Including the territorial army etc
Has the same 3rd off as other railcards

gill5blue

Hi All,
Iceland are offering 10% off your shopping on a tuesday. 
gill5blue

luvchocolate

gill5blue said:

Hi All,
Iceland are offering 10% off your shopping on a tuesday. 
gill5blue

I thought this was for pensioners as you you have to prove I.e a bus pass for proof 

HampshireH

luvchocolate said:

gill5blue said:

Hi All,
Iceland are offering 10% off your shopping on a tuesday. 
gill5blue

I thought this was for pensioners as you you have to prove I.e a bus pass for proof 

Just over 60. For Iceland and The FoodWarehouse. No minimum spend till 24th July

"

Over 60s discount

Terms of Use

·        Any customer aged 60 years or over (with valid proof of identification, as specified below) is entitled to receive 10% off the purchase price of qualifying goods purchased in store at any participating Iceland or The Food Warehouse store.

·        The 10% discount is only available on a Tuesday, during store opening hours, from 24th May 2022 until 24th July 2022

·        Valid proof of identification must be shown at the point of purchase in order to receive the over 60s 10% discount, which shall include any one of the following:

1.      Senior Bus Pass.

2.      Driver’s License.

3.      The Senior Railcard.

4.      Freedom Pass.."

Clowance

HampshireH said:

·        Valid proof of identification must be shown at the point of purchase in order to receive the over 60s 10% discount, which shall include any one of the following:

1.      Senior Bus Pass.

2.      Driver’s License.

3.      The Senior Railcard.

4.      Freedom Pass.."

I assume that an old style paper drivers licence is not accepted?

Wicked_Lady

Clowance said:

HampshireH said:

·        Valid proof of identification must be shown at the point of purchase in order to receive the over 60s 10% discount, which shall include any one of the following:

1.      Senior Bus Pass.

2.      Driver’s License.

3.      The Senior Railcard.

4.      Freedom Pass.."

I assume that an old style paper drivers licence is not accepted?

I guess they are asking for photo id so need the new style licence.