telstarbox
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I read on Twitter that you can buy a digital Railcard from Trainline, half price with code Railcard50. Sorry can't verify with a source. Anyone heard of this?
Even betterYou don;'t need to buy your tickets through Trainline. At least as far as I know.Just download their app to show the railcard.
I think it asked me if I had an existing Railcard, so presume it would have renewed on the expiry date.I don't suppose you can select a starting date several months in the future, can you?
I received this in a email last week, is it the same thing?I got this by email with a different code they said was personal to me, but I would rather pay £30 and get a plastic one.
Edit: this is only because of the stupid need to connect to the Internet to verify every 24 hours and the well-documented failures of this. If I could have one as a simple barcoded PKPASS with verification done at the point of checking (as per e-tickets) I would certainly go electronic.
There’s still time to buy a digital Railcard and get a £15 voucher to use on your next Trainline booking.* But hurry, you’ve only got one day left!
If you’re regularly travelling by train, life’s just better with a digital Railcard. For just £30 you get 1/3 off ticket prices for a whole year!** That’s a whole 365 days of saving on your commute, meeting up with family & friends or having adventures
Annoying I couldn't use this when I renewed my one!
As for the people complaining that its the Trainline, worth saying if you buy etickets using the trainline then buying your railcard from them too makes total sense because they add a nice little "show railcard" button on the eticket that makes it so much easier to show your railcard! Indeed it is exactly why I did buy my railcard from them.
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**This discount code offer is valid until 11:59pm (GMT) on 17/12/2021.
To use the discount code, you must have, or create, a Trainline account. Please note, discount codes cannot be used in conjunction with any other Trainline offer and can only be used to purchase one UK Railcard. Train tickets for travel with UK and non-UK train carriers and UK and non-UK coach companies are excluded. Digital Railcards require an updated version of the Trainline app (on iOS 13.4 and above or Lollipop on Android). This Discount Code Offer is subject to availability. We reserve the right to refuse the issue of any Discount Code Offer at any time and to vary any and all elements of each offer at any time without notice. To see the full conditions and restrictions that apply to this discount code offer, take a look at our Terms and Conditions.
Expiry is 17/12/21 at 11:59 GMT:
I agree with this. I tired of trying to remember which app for which ticket and franchly some of the apps are unstable rubbish that I will not trust to behave and avoid me becoming a penalty fare. The phone maker's ticket wallet app is much more stable.If I could have one as a simple barcoded PKPASS with verification done at the point of checking (as per e-tickets) I would certainly go electronic.
I'm quite happy to. If you're not, don't. Simple!I agree with this. I tired of trying to remember which app for which ticket and franchly some of the apps are unstable rubbish that I will not trust to behave and avoid me becoming a penalty fare. The phone maker's ticket wallet app is much more stable.
Isn't the current digital railcard the equivalent of mTickets? Why does the railway keep repeating this same mistake? Why are they so keen to sneak their apps onto our phones? Wouldn't you pay £5-15 to avoid supporting another mTicket?
Same for me. In previous years I have often bought a Network Railcard and just about done enough journeys on it for it to pay for itself, but half price would mean having to do only two rather than three medium to long distance journeys within the former NSE area in a year for it to be worthwhile.The Network Railcard is a marginal decision for me most years; half-price makes it worthwhile.
I would guess that if you make use of this offer, you could face a dilemma of whether to buy your tickets using other more user-friendly apps (in which case showing your ticket and railcard to train guards/inspectors would be a rather convoluted procedure) or using the Trainline app. At least if you're using a paper ticket, a print-at-home ticket or an e-ticket that you print out you wouldn't have that problem as long as you can get the Trainline app to work so you can show your railcard.I agree with this. I tired of trying to remember which app for which ticket and franchly some of the apps are unstable rubbish that I will not trust to behave and avoid me becoming a penalty fare. The phone maker's ticket wallet app is much more stable.
Isn't the current digital railcard the equivalent of mTickets? Why does the railway keep repeating this same mistake? Why are they so keen to sneak their apps onto our phones? Wouldn't you pay £5-15 to avoid supporting another mTicket?
Tried to get senior railcard today using this code and was told “too late the code has expired”.Definitely for the Railcard50 code. That’s verbatim from the email I got the other day.
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They finished the promotion due to high demand.Tried to get senior railcard today using this code and was told “too late the code has expired”.
Has anyone had success after Black Friday?
The promotion is subject to availability (stated clearly in our T&C's) and we've reached maximum availability earlier than expected, given the high popularity of the offer.
That seems the most likely option to me (though I doubt they have to remit the full £30 retail price normally anyway). £15 is a rather inexpensive 'acquisition' outlay, effectively locking people into their ecosystem. Alternatively, they may also have agreed with RDG to sell a limited number at a lower price.I got my 50% off a Network Railcard before the offer was withdrawn so I’m happy but I assume Trainline ran this offer at a loss. Would they need to pay a full retail cost (£30) to the Rail Delivery Group for the railcard I got for £15?