16-17 Railcard and Season Tickets

[MrToad]

My son currently has a 16-17 Saver Railcard but will turn 18 in April.

As we understand it, he will no longer be able to use this the moment he turns 18 even though he bought it back in September so will only have 8 months use from it - he uses it to commute a couple of stops to college so it has already paid for itself many times over.

He is of the opinion that although he will not be able to use it to buy normal tickets (e.g. singles and day returns) once he turns 18, if he buys a monthly season ticket whilst he is 17 and apply the 16-17 Saver Railcard to obtain the discount, he may continue to use the monthly season ticket until it expires, which will be 2-3 weeks after he has turned 18. Is he correct?

Obviously I could do without him getting a criminal record within a few days of his 18th birthday.

 

[bcarmicle]

Yes, that's correct. Seasons bought with the 16-17 Saver discount remain valid until the Season Ticket expiry date listed on the Saver, which should be 4 months after the main expiry date.

 

[Hadders]

From the 16/17 Saver website. The best thing would be to buy an odd period monthly season ticket before your son turns 18 that expires on the second expiry date shown on the railcard.

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If you buy a discounted Season ticket before your 16-17 Saver expires, you can keep using your discounted Season ticket for up to four months after the expiry of your 16-17 Saver, as long as your Season ticket is still valid. The two expiry dates are shown on your 16-17 Saver.

 

[MrToad]

Thankyou bcarmicle and Hadders for the clarification. Looks like my son was correct.