What age do you have to stop having 16-25 Railcard

[I like Class 153]

What age do you have to stop having 16-25 Railcard?.

As next month it expires so I'm sure if I can reniew it?.

Well I'm not not sure if it is 25 or 26 you'll have to stop having them?

 

[jnjkerbin]

You can renew it anytime up to the day before your 26th birthday. I.e. If you turn 26 during the validity period, you continue to pay discounted fares until it expires. Note that this does not apply for the 3 year version which expires (regardless of the start date), no more than 1 year after you turn 26 (I believe).

 

[cuccir]

All students on full-time further or higher education courses also qualify, irrespective of age.

 

[Edvid]

Note that this does not apply for the 3 year version which expires (regardless of the start date), no more than 1 year after you turn 26 (I believe).

You're actually ineligible for a 3-year railcard purchase / renewal the day you turn 24, so you'll get all 3 years if you want to buy (provided you're not too old) / already have one.

 

[Mojo]

If you are only entitled because of age; you can buy your 1 year Railcard up to the day before your 26th birthday, or 3 year up to the day before your 24th.

 

[MikeWh]

You can renew it anytime up to the day before your 26th birthday. I.e. If you turn 26 during the validity period, you continue to pay discounted fares until it expires. Note that this does not apply for the 3 year version which expires (regardless of the start date), no more than 1 year after you turn 26 (I believe).

The 3. year being valid while you are 16 is the family and friends railcard concession for child fares where the railcard may be used with other children.

 

[Goatboy]

I wonder whats so magic about those who are 26 which means unless they renewed before they must pay more to travel by train than those who are 25.

The lack of a National Railcard remains irritating.

 

[gordonthemoron]

its is, but the Network Railcard is good for NSE

 

[I like Class 153]

Thank you for those who helped me

 

[tom1649]

I wonder whats so magic about those who are 26 which means unless they renewed before they must pay more to travel by train than those who are 25.

The lack of a National Railcard remains irritating.

I would be able to afford to use the railways more if there was a National Railcard. NSE area is not much use to me.

 

[paddington]

My railcard is valid for about 2 weeks after my 26th birthday... I entered my ID (which confirmed my DOB) into the site a while before I turned 24 and then clicked "save for later". Then I forgot to actually buy it until my birthday, but it still worked... and then took 3 weeks to arrive. I did have a 1 year railcard which was still valid at that time though.

I suspected that once it's confirmed you're eligible, it will let you buy the card later than that and the expiry date is 3 years after the day they actually print the card. I did email them about this glitch but didn't get any reply, maybe they've fixed it already.

 

[dvboy]

I bought mine online the day before I turned 26 and it expired about 4 days after I turned 27

 

[bb21]

My railcard is valid for about 2 weeks after my 26th birthday... I entered my ID (which confirmed my DOB) into the site a while before I turned 24 and then clicked "save for later". Then I forgot to actually buy it until my birthday, but it still worked... and then took 3 weeks to arrive. I did have a 1 year railcard which was still valid at that time though.

I suspected that once it's confirmed you're eligible, it will let you buy the card later than that and the expiry date is 3 years after the day they actually print the card. I did email them about this glitch but didn't get any reply, maybe they've fixed it already.

A Railcard remains valid until the expiry date stated even if the holder turns 26 during the period of validity. If purchased at the right time, ie. one day before the 26th birthday, it will last until one day before the holder turns 27. Online purchases normally build an extra week into the validity to cater for delivery time so can result in a situation where the holder turns 27 and the Railcard is still valid.

3-year ones work in the same way although can only be bought until one day before the 24th birthday.