Early railcard issue

[swt_passenger]

Just received my next 3 year Senior Railcard, about 3 weeks before the current one runs out.

Am I likely to run into any difficulties using the new one straight away, or should I play it safe and carry both for the overlapping period?

 

[MikeWh]

You will encounter difficulties if you try to add the discount to an Oystercard with more than 3 years validity.

 

[njr001]

I seem to recall that when I last renewed my 3 year Rail card which came back being valid for more than three years I was able to get it added to by Oystercard immediately but the expiry date was entered on the system for exactly three years. Later I then had the correct expiry date amended on my Oyster card.

 

[swt_passenger]

Thanks to both of you, for reminding me about Oyster. Probably best to keep the existing card if only to validate card number on existing Oyster until I add the new one to Oyster in a few weeks...