bb21
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That would be fraud though and could be prosecuted if detected. Is it so different to what can presumably be done today, borrowing a friend or family member's card? Railcards are for named users, but it's not normally required to present identity papers during a routine ticket inspection.
Photocards exist for a reason, although I don't know why they don't use them for certain types of Railcards.
And could be controlled by restricting such refunds to once a year, perhaps. A Railcard user isn't likely to waste their one chance of a genuine refund by spending it on a friend.
Neil
Possibly, but it isn't necessarily going to stop fraudsters. How many people do actually forget their Railcard once in a while? There is also the potential risk of a "black market" for near-expiring Railcards which haven't yet had a refund registered against, traded on websites like Gumtree.
In addition, you will need a central database of all Railcards which will need to be built from scratch.
Far easier to incorporate it into future ITSO developments I would think.