On 8 Oct 2006 10:14:02 -0700, "Mizter T" wrote:

Nicholas wrote:
I should just add that I've finally received written confirmation from
London Underground that Gold Card holders are entitled to buy
discounted Day Travelcards (from LU ticket offices) for use
themselves. Which is something that has always been the case but
unfortunatly the LU ticket office staff don't all seem to be aware of,
for example insisting to me that I could only buy them for people
travelling with me!

Well done for doing that - is it an email/letter from TfL/LU? Perhaps
you might like to copy and paste it here so if people ask about this in
the future they can find/be referred back to the official answer.

It's a letter. I originally wrote last December and was told
(incorrectly) that I could NOT buy a discounted Day Travelcard for
myself. I then wrote back attaching the relavant page of the ATOC
fares manual and a print out of the page with the Gold Card benefits
mentioned in this thread. The reply from the Customer Service Centre
stated:

"I have just double checked the position and as per the papers you
provided, you can buy a discounted Zones 1-6 Off-Peak Travelcards, as
well, at the same rate as any adults you might be helping, i.e. at the
current rate of £4.80. " [apologies for the error in previous
letter]...

...then depending upon what zones your Gold Card Travelcard covers in
many cases it'll be cheaper to just use your Oyster card to cover the
excess fare. Example below...

Indeed, thanks. I actually have a paper National Rail issued Zone 2
only Annual Travelcard which morphed itself into Zones 2&3 at no
extra charge when I got the South West Trains ticket office to replace
it as the print had faded out! Presumably they could no longer issue a
Zone 2 only as the option doesn't exist anymore. Anyway, can't
complain as I now have an extra zone to play with.

Nicholas

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