Railcard 25% Off via MSE on Trip, Trainpal. Usable on first ticket?

woodface7

As you have to activate the Railcard by purchasing a ticket, does that mean the first ticket cannot use the railcard (for the bigger discount) for it, because it's not yet activated??? 

That's how I read the guide at www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/railcard

Guess I'll need to buy a very short £1 trip somewhere first.

Unless you can tick the Railcard box, as technically you will have an active railcard at time of travel (if not at booking)?

p00hsticks

I can't comment on the trainpal side of it, as there may be extra conditions in return for the discount, but in general you don't need to have a railcard to buy a ticket with a railcard discount, providing you have it by the time you travel

flaneurs_lobster

Is that restriction there so that you have to make at least one purchase via Trip/Trainpal before you get the Railcard? Looks like it, although I'd assume that first purchase would have the discount applied. 

Railcard is 50% off if you can use Tesco Clubcard points, and no requirements as to its first use. Detailed on MSE below the piece in your link.

woodface7

They confirmed the first purchase can use the railcard.  Well, their AI bot did and I took a screenshot.  

Hmm... I wonder if a firm has ever been sued for breach of contract when the promise was made by a bot? 

martindow

woodface7 said:

They confirmed the first purchase can use the railcard.  Well, their AI bot did and I took a screenshot.  

Hmm... I wonder if a firm has ever been sued for breach of contract when the promise was made by a bot? 

Well, if it was their bot ...