Special Offers Discussion

[westv]

Next week I'll be able to enter the sacred halls of the senior railcard holder. I'm just wondering if there are any discounts available on the price of the railcard.

 

[Pemberton]

I try to go down the Tesco Clubcard route for a Railcard. For a one year Senior Railcard, full price £30, if you had them, £10 worth of Clubcard vouchers would be my answer!

 

[westv]

I try to go down the Tesco Clubcard route for a Railcard. For a one year Senior Railcard, full price £30, if you had them, £10 worth of Clubcard vouchers would be my answer!

Many thanks. I think we do have some vouchers already I think so I will check.
Edit: Just checked. We have £12 worth of vouchers so that'll cover it.

 

[peri]

If you live in Hull you can get a senior railcard at a discounted cost of £24.

Link to Hull City Council website

When I used it it took a few attempts with different codes.

 

[Merseysider]

WMT offer, 1 free ticket per account for travel between zones 1-5, anytime single or return.

Booking opens Monday 13th march, with the offer being available 20-24 march.

10000 tickets available, first come first serve.

Use code CHOOSEDAY on app or website for the offer.

Train it Chooseday Terms and Conditions

We've sold out of CHOOSEDAY codes! Thank you to everyone who is taking part in Train it CHOOSEday and giving the train a go. For those of you travelling, you can still view the terms and conditions below. For those of you who have missed out on the free travel this time; we still offer amazing...

www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk

Thanks for this. Got a day trip to Cov sorted. For the pub of course

 

[gfa]

Hi - i am hoping to make use of airtime rewards, nectar connect and Natwest Rewards to stack offers on LNER.

Only issue, I can't see any offers in my natwest rewards account, nor in Nectar Connect.

I have attached the card to nectar connect a few days ago and there is not a single offer showing up - does it take several days or have the LNER offers been withdrawn. I can't seem to see any cashback offers on Natwest rewards either, or even the % for any websites. I am currently using 10% on my american express but this is about to expire unfortunately.

If anyone could shed some light on the best way to play it that would be much appreciated, I am happy to change banks too if necessary e.g. if another bank more consistently has LNER offers. I just got this Natwest account specifically for this so its a nightmare its not working (although i did get a nice £200 switch bonus at least!).

 

[Kite159]

For my Nectar it took a week before offers started showing on the Nectar Connect.

 

[gfa]

For my Nectar it took a week before offers started showing on the Nectar Connect.

Thanks, hopefully should be working soon for me!

Natwest live chat seem unable to tell me the % for a single retailer, let alone LNER. For anyone with Natwest do these offers show up in the Myrewards website or just happen automatically and get applied as Myrewards credit?

cheers

 

[Fawkes Cat]

For anyone with Natwest do these offers show up in the Myrewards website or just happen automatically and get applied as Myrewards credit

Assuming that you have an offer with the retailer, you get the offer automatically

 

[Kite159]

Thanks, hopefully should be working soon for me!

Natwest live chat seem unable to tell me the % for a single retailer, let alone LNER. For anyone with Natwest do these offers show up in the Myrewards website or just happen automatically and get applied as Myrewards credit?

cheers

Same with NatWest it took a few days for my reward offers to start showing on the rewards website.

 

[Pemberton]

For anyone who does use Tesco Clubcard vouchers to purchase a Railcard, it may be worth noting that from 14th June 2023, Tesco vouchers are going to be worth 2X instead of the current 3X. So, whilst £10 worth of vouchers are currently required for a Railcard costing £30, from 14th June 2023, it will be necessary to redeem £15 worth of Clubcard vouchers for a Railcard costing £30. The validity of codes orderd from 17th March 2023 to 13th June 2023 will be extended from 6 months to 12 months.

 

[northwichcat]

Natwest live chat seem unable to tell me the % for a single retailer, let alone LNER.

Offers are personalised. You don't always get the same ones as other people. I didn't get Virgin Trains Ticketing one month, when other people using the same system did, but got it the next month.

 

[Kite159]

On my Lloyds everyday offers, I see there is an entry for Avanti West Coast with 5% cashback. I've not seen Avanti pop up on Lloyds before, might try to buy some tickets from Avanti to get something back

 

[Snow1964]

Just had email from GWR

xxxx book ahead for great savings on train tickets​

Looking for great savings on your next trip, xxxx? Book an Advance fare and you could save over 50%.* Book Advance tickets now to travel weekdays up to Friday 2 June,Saturdays up to 27 May and Sundays up to 28 May 2023.​

The strange thing is at the email has a footer that includes

Selected GWR routes only. Advance fares available from up to 11 weeks prior to travel. Savings correct as of September 2021

Yes does say 2021

 

[87007]

https://www.avantisuperfare.co.uk/ has been launched on selected Avanti services

 

[mangyiscute]

I just went on my airtime rewards and it seems to be suggesting that the LNER cashback has been reduced to 5% and only for purchases over £70. Can anyone confirm if this is a global thing or if they decrease the offer after a certain amount of cashback (as I have got about £25 from this offer in the past month)

 

[Pemberton]

I think last time we discussed Airtime Rewards / LNER most replies said the reward they were getting was, like mine, 5%, so your 8% was likely to drop at some point though I certainly haven't got the added stipulation of not getting anything unless the spend is £70 or more.

 

[Haywain]

I got the expected 5% on a purchase from LNER a few days ago, on a purchase of under £50.

 

[mangyiscute]

This is what I have on the app

 

[Haywain]

There must be variations then, here's mine:

 

[Merseysider]

Uber app currently offering 10% cashback (in Uber credits) when you book Eurostar tickets through Uber.

Not tried it, and not going to, though - Uber's initial implementation of UK rail ticketing was laughable.

 

[RuddA]

Trip.com, whom I haven't heard of before the ad appeared on Facebook, are offering digital railcards for £5.99.
Is this too good to be true?

Edit: I just noticed is also requires you to book a hotel room.

 

[alistairlees]

Trip.com, whom I haven't heard of before the ad appeared on Facebook, are offering digital railcards for £5.99.
Is this too good to be true?

they are genuine

 

[MrJeeves]

Ah yes, but I've only heard bad things about their app.

 

[Pemberton]

Scotrail are offering students with a valid Student ID Card a 50% discount for off peak tickets between 27th March and 30th April.

 

[northwichcat]

Trip.com, whom I haven't heard of before the ad appeared on Facebook, are offering digital railcards for £5.99.
Is this too good to be true?

Edit: I just noticed is also requires you to book a hotel room.

They're registered in Singapore and having spoken to their customer service, they see themselves as being like eBay, where the products on the website aren't their responsibility. A hotel I booked through them moved my booking to an alternative hotel. I only found out when I arrived at the hotel I actually booked. I contacted Trip.com and explained what had happened and their response was along the lines of "And your point is?"

 

[RuddA]

They're registered in Singapore and having spoken to their customer service, they see themselves as being like eBay, where the products on the website aren't their responsibility. A hotel I booked through them moved my booking to an alternative hotel. I only found out when I arrived at the hotel I actually booked. I contacted Trip.com and explained what had happened and their response was along the lines of "And your point is?"

Sounds like one to avoid.
I'll buy my railcard using Tesco clubcard points before they reduce in value.

 

[_toommm_]

25% off advances on Northern for carers, NHS, registered charity staff, and teachers. No end date yet:

Northern gives NHS workers, carers, teachers and registered charity staff 25% OFF travel on its trains

Northern | Buy Cheap Train Tickets and Check Train Times

www.northernrailway.co.uk

 

[standish1]

Same web site allows 20% of TPE

 

[YorkC]

Yes, and unlike with Northern you can combine with railcard discount on TPE