Any current railcard promotions?

[bcarmicle]

I need to renew my railcard -- is anyone aware of any current promotions? £30 isn't a lot of money, but with the cost-of-living crisis, felt it wouldn't hurt to ask.

 

[DEFarnes]

Do you belong to an employer discount scheme? I got some discount via cashback using the Westfield rewards scheme.

 

[roversfan2001]

Other than the indefinite offers of 'using £10 of Clubcard vouchers' and '£10 railcard if you know a Gold Card season ticket holder', I don't think there are any discount codes knocking around at the moment.

 

[gray1404]

Top Cash Back and Quidco will offer some cashback. If you sign up via their refer a friend scheme you can get a cash boost. DM me for a link.

 

[J.C.]

Trainpal has £20 off some 3 year digital railcards at the moment, making them £70.

 

[JBuchananGB]

Some local authorities offer discount codes for senior Railcards.

 

[Butts]

Sorry to "Butt in" - it's in my nature

When you renew a physical railcard online before the old one has expired why do you have to submit a new photograph ?

Have they not got it/them "on file" ?

 

[DelayRepay]

What type of Railcard is it? The only Railcard I qualify for is a Network Railcard, which is usually excluded from the Tesco etc promotions.

I am watching with interest as mine just expired.

 

[SWT_USER]

What type of Railcard is it? The only Railcard I qualify for is a Network Railcard, which is usually excluded from the Tesco etc promotions.

I am watching with interest as mine just expired.

I am in the same situation as you. It's frustrating that it always seems to be excluded from promotions.

 

[Alex365Dash]

Trainpal has £20 off some 3 year digital railcards at the moment, making them £70.

The Railcard site has the same indefinite promotion for some of the railcards on their site, with the option to buy them on plastic rather than digital if that’s your kind of thing.

 

[ScotTrains]

If you're able to wait off until black Friday there might be more offers available.

Last year trainline offered 50% off railcards, though it was pulled early due to high demand. The offer could be combined with vouchercodes £10 Amazon voucher on your first railcard purchase. I managed to get a twotogether railcard for £5 ( £2.50 per person).
No guarantee it'll run this year.

 

[Master Cutler]

The £70 offer for a three year Senior RailCard makes it a good deal, but the fact that a card commences from date purchased means making sure the expiry date of existing cards is clearly marked on my calendar to avoid losing remaining benefit.

 

[skyhigh]

The £70 offer for a three year Senior RailCard makes it a good deal

Isn't a 3 year Senior Railcard always £70? So it's not a special offer but the usual price?

 

[Master Cutler]

I didn't have the three year £70 option the last time I renewed two years ago, so thought it was a new offer.

 

[AgeoftheTrain7]

UPDATE!!
Trainline now have all 1-year railcards on sale for £20 - offer expires 31/10/2022...

 

[Capvermell]

UPDATE!!
Trainline now have all 1-year railcards on sale for £20 - offer expires 31/10/2022...

But I think you will find that the Terms and Conditions will say that this is only available to new Trainline customers so you may have to set up another account with them with a different email address to benefit from this promotion and I expect it may well be argued you should not actually do that because you are not in fact a new Trainline customer.

It would certainly be interesting to know what is the real actual wholesale cost of these digital railcard discounts to TheTrainline and hence how much of their profit they are giving up and/or what loss they are making per railcard sold in order to lure in what they clearly hope will be real new long term users of the Trainline website..........

www.thetrainline.com/trains/great-britain/railcards confirms that this offer is only intended for new customers of TheTrainline.

 

[Capvermell]

Isn't a 3 year Senior Railcard always £70? So it's not a special offer but the usual price?

3 year Railcards available for £47 at www.thetrainline.com/trains/great-britain/railcards but only if you are a new customer of TheTrainline website.

 

[Adam Williams]

They seem to work out at £20.10 for reasons I don't fully understand

 

[greatkingrat]

Looks like they have set it up as a 33% discount, rather than a 1/3 discount.

 

[AgeoftheTrain7]

But I think you will find that the Terms and Conditions will say that this is only available to new Trainline customers so you may have to set up another account with them with a different email address to benefit from this promotion and I expect it may well be argued you should not actually do that because you are not in fact a new Trainline customer.

It would certainly be interesting to know what is the real actual wholesale cost of these digital railcard discounts to TheTrainline and hence how much of their profit they are giving up and/or what loss they are making per railcard sold in order to lure in what they clearly hope will be real new long term users of the Trainline website..........

www.thetrainline.com/trains/great-britain/railcards confirms that this offer is only intended for new customers of TheTrainline.

True, however, I got a discount code as a trainline customer to buy a Railcard with a discount.

I'm an existing customer who has already purchased railcards with them, but if you are on their mailing list, it is likely you'll receive an offer code.

Yes, profit etc. is an interesting topic for them...

 

[island]

Sorry to "Butt in" - it's in my nature

When you renew a physical railcard online before the old one has expired why do you have to submit a new photograph ?

Have they not got it/them "on file" ?

I wager the GDPR police have made them delete it shortly after the Railcard is issued.

But I think you will find that the Terms and Conditions will say that this is only available to new Trainline customers so you may have to set up another account with them with a different email address to benefit from this promotion and I expect it may well be argued you should not actually do that because you are not in fact a new Trainline customer.

It would certainly be interesting to know what is the real actual wholesale cost of these digital railcard discounts to TheTrainline and hence how much of their profit they are giving up and/or what loss they are making per railcard sold in order to lure in what they clearly hope will be real new long term users of the Trainline website..........

www.thetrainline.com/trains/great-britain/railcards confirms that this offer is only intended for new customers of TheTrainline.

Yes, I assume the aim is to get people to put future bookings through Trainline and pay unnecessary booking fees. You have to open the digital Railcards through their app.

 

[skyhigh]

I wager the GDPR police have made them delete it shortly after the Railcard is issued.

Genuine question - if you lose a railcard with photo, do they require you to provide a new photo before they reissue the railcard?

If not, they must still hold the photo, so why can't they use it for the purpose of renewals?

 

[island]

I’ve never lost an online Railcard (only a station one) so I can’t say. Perhaps someone will be along who can help.

 

[Butts]

Genuine question - if you lose a railcard with photo, do they require you to provide a new photo before they reissue the railcard?

If not, they must still hold the photo, so why can't they use it for the purpose of renewals?

You have to provide a photo for a Senior Railcard even though it does not appear on the physical cards - not sure about digital versions.

Figure that one out ?

 

[Haywain]

Yes, I assume the aim is to get people to put future bookings through Trainline and pay unnecessary booking fees. You have to open the digital Railcards through their app.

Who’d have thought anyone would try that?