Timeline for UK / GB senior railcard outside the UK?
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| Nov 6, 2018 at 14:20 | comment | added | Mołot | In Poland it would not - only passports or ID cards with date of birth, and senior tickets issued in Poland, can do the trick (note: with some senior tickets you still need passport or ID card to confirm age). | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 14:07 | comment | added | Chris H | @Will I think your answer suggests the probability of it being acceptable as proof of age (in any way other than a ticket inspector feeling generous when encountering a clueless foreigner) is meaningfully different from zero, which to me seems implausible for a card carrying neither the holder's photograph nor their date of birth. While it's possible there may be benefits outside of those directly part of the scheme, any answer about such benefits should be able to back up that such benefits exist. The question is clearly not asking for wild and unfounded speculation. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 14:01 | comment | added | DonFusili | As a Belgian: the card will not be accepted, but any proof of age that would be accepted by the police (such as ID or driver's license) will be. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 13:45 | comment | added | Will | @ChrisH this seems more like a flaw in the question allowing the possibility of any value whatsoever worldwide. This is obviously not fully disprovable, but I also don't think it fully answers the question to comment only on what value has or hasn't been designed in to the scheme. For my part I don't think there is any ambiguity about how speculative or reliable my suggestion is. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 13:38 | comment | added | Chris H | @Will while I'm sure it's well-intended, answering with purely speculative suggestions of benefits which may or may not exist doesn't strike me as particularly helpful. It's quite possible somebody trying that out would end up getting themselves into trouble if reality doesn't match up to your speculation. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 13:30 | comment | added | Will | @ChrisH No, this is purely speculative which is why I defer to your answer as the substantive answer to the question. The scenario really only serves an illustrative purpose as an example of why supplementary value not intended as part of the conception of the card might still exist somewhere. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 13:22 | comment | added | Chris H | That it "might be" accepted is a very vague statement. Is there any evidence that it will be? As far as I can tell from the sample image on the official site and other results on a google image search, a senior railcard doesn't even show the holder's date of birth. I'd be very surprised if it's in officially acceptable as proof of age anywhere (that's not to rule out that a generous ticket inspector might accept it anyway, but I certainly wouldn't advise anybody to rely on it). | |
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| Nov 6, 2018 at 13:14 | history | answered | Will | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
