When should I buy a Network Railcard

[AnyFile]

Good morning.

Do I need to have already bought a Network Railcard to be able (and allowed) to buy a ticket or can I buy a discounted ticket without already have the card and buy the card before the travel (at a railway station)?

I form abroad and I would like not to pay to have me delivered by post.

Thank you

Any File

 

[Bletchleyite]

If you buy a ticket at a station ticket office, you will probably have to show the Railcard to do so.

If you buy it anywhere else, e.g. a ticket vending machine or online, you won't, and therefore would only need to have the card before you start the journey.

 

[yorkie]

Yes, some train companies are keen to close ticket offices and/or reduce staff levels and therefore impose deterrents to reduce their use; purchasing online avoids this potential issue.

In the vast majority of cases there would be no benefit to purchasing a Network Railcard discounted ticket in advance though.

 

[AnyFile]

Thank you for your answers.

I may actually see small benefit by buying such ticket in advance: I do not have to queue to buy the ticket the day of travel and, if I buy enough in advance, it will be charged by my credit card not in the same month I am travelling, so its cost will not risk to max out my card