Buying railcard off website advice

[transportphoto]

Although assuming the code can be made large enough to get scanned by the member of staff so the details can be checked it shouldn't matter (as the code will soon flag up if the railcard screenshot has been doctored with the date etc)

(off course, revenue might want it shown within the app)

To be really blunt, a screenshot of a railcard is not a railcard.

Scanning only helpfully shows data of the name and validity dates… it doesn’t show the photograph.

The easiest tactic in the book is to screengrab, photoshop a new photo, and replicate.

Revenue staff shouldn’t be accepting screenshots - and they’re surprisingly easy to spot (typically shown in a gallery app for starters!) Zooming into the code vs. tapping on it is the second give away.

 

[TUC]

Buy a plastic Two Together Railcard.
Put it in your wallet.
Use it to buy tickets for a year.
Show it when asked.

Honestly, it’s worth the extra cost to get away from the rubbish with “apps” and the like.

That’s what I do, for sure. It’s never invalid, it does not depend on an Internet connection, it’s incontrovertable and can’t be challenged. Worth £5 or whatever to me.

Not that anyone has ever asked for it ……

Why would I want to have to remember to have it with me, and risk losing it, when I always have my phone with me and, if I should lose that, I can just reinstall the app on a new phone?

 

[jfollows]

Yes, we’re all different, fortunately, but this is not a discussion I think we need to resurrect here!

 

[fandroid]

Yes, but I have never had a problem with internet signal.

I am sure if there was a signal problem, eventually it would get sorted. surely a guard wouldn't punish you if there was no wifi signal and being inside a metal container, it's possible mobile data wouldn't work .. but as I said, I've never had such a problem

There have been cases in the forum's Disputes and Prosecution section where passengers unable to resurrect a valid digital Railcard on a train have been issued with a Penalty Fare or worse. So, do not rely on the goodwill of train staff! Ensure that the Railcard is accessible before starting the journey, say when buying the ticket?