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Disabled Person's Railcard
BillieTheBot
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I'm thinking of applying for one, but I have a problem:
I was going to get one because I'm registered partially sighted, but have been told that I can't get the discount unless I trvael with someone, but I tend to travel on my own alot. Does anyone know if there's any way of getting the discount and travelling by myself?
I was going to get one because I'm registered partially sighted, but have been told that I can't get the discount unless I trvael with someone, but I tend to travel on my own alot. Does anyone know if there's any way of getting the discount and travelling by myself?
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http://www.railcard.co.uk/
Not too much difference.
This isn't what I've read. However, the member of staff I spoke to yesterday was rather clueless about it.
I'd just get a YP instead to be honest!
But you dont need to fill in forms again etc to get it renewed so no hassle at all.
Don't lie James.
Rich had to fill in a form yesterday to renew his.
Or maybe that was just the Liverpool St staff being RUBBISH.
:yes:
But it almost made him miss his train to come see me ;o.
Before posting this on here, I emailed National Rail about this and their response was:
If you do not hold a Disabled Persons Railcard then the fares concession is for a blind or visually impaired person travelling with a companion. However, I assume you are registered as having a visual impairment and therefore qualify for a Disabled Persons Railcard. If you purchase this Railcard then you can travel on your own at a discount. The Railcard also provides discounts on far more ticket types than the concession without a Railcard and also offers third party promotions that are not related to rail travel such as hotel accommodation.
Concessionary Fares for some Disabled Persons
1. People registered as visually impaired
When a registered visually impaired person travels with a
companion for any purpose and does not hold a Railcard, the
following discounts on full fare tickets apply for both people:
First Class/Standard Open and Day Single 34% off
First Class/Standard Day Return 50% off
First Class/Standard Open Return 34% off
No concession applies for those travelling alone and not
holding a Railcard.
To obtain these discounts a document confirming disability
and issued by a recognised institution e.g. Social Services
Dept., Local Authority, Royal National Institute for the Blind
(RNIB), St. Dunstans etc. should be presented when
purchasing tickets.
Season Tickets ? Blind and partially sighted people can be
issued with one adult season ticket to cover two persons; the
two travelling for the price of one. A different companion may
travel on different days.
2. Persons remaining in their own wheelchair for a rail journey
Persons travelling in their own wheelchairs who do not hold a
Railcard will be given the following discounts on full fare
tickets:
First Class/Standard Open and Day Single 34% off
First Class/Standard Day Return 50% off
First Class/Standard Open Return 34% off
The same discount will apply to one companion. Where a
person requests a ticket for a wheelchair user and the ticket is
not for an immediate journey, the ticket should be sold at the
appropriate discount without the wheelchair user having to be
present.
Wheelchairs (powered or unpowered) taken on trains are
carried free of charge.
This is an addition to the Disabled Railcard which allows DR holder to travel with or without another person at 34% discount (except children)
(from Section F of National Fares Manual v.97)
So there you go!