Can save a great deal of money! (Young Persons Railcard)

Member Name: adamp123

Product:	Young Persons Railcard
Date:	30/05/09 (38 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: 1/3 saving on a whole range of fares

Disadvantages: can't use before 10am in week for samller journeys

If you are aged between 16-25 or a mature student in full time education, and travel by train a lot, or make more than just one or two big trips a year it is quite simply madness not to get one of these. It is possible to save more then the £26 annual cost in one trip. For example I travel by train to visit my girlfriend when she is at university and a return without railcard would be in the region of £90, with a railcard it is £60. I often get it for much cheaper again by buying several weeks in advance. You always save 1/3 off the full fare.

There are a couple of problems with this card. For starters if you want to use the card before 10am monday to fridays then a £12 minimum charge applies, so if you want to use it to commute short distances to work for example, this card will be of no use. As a positive however there is no minimum charge at weekends or during july and august. It is also good that you can still save on first class advance fares and advanced fares in general so it is possible to pick up some real bargins.!

Another piece of advice i would offer is to make sure you renew before your 26th birthday, even if it is 1 day as long as you are still 25 you can still get one, and then save all that money even though you are 26 :-)

Summary: Overall good money saving possibility