{"id":62188,"date":"2017-07-29T12:59:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T05:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/digital-railcards-could-be-just-the-ticket-to-avoid-penalty-fares\/"},"modified":"2017-07-29T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T06:09:45","slug":"digital-railcards-could-be-just-the-ticket-to-avoid-penalty-fares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/digital-railcards-could-be-just-the-ticket-to-avoid-penalty-fares\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital railcards could be just the ticket to avoid penalty fares"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNow your card can be on your smartphone rather having to carry a paper cardPenalty train fares imposed because a passenger left their railcard behind should soon become less frequent after rail companies announced the introduction of a digital version that can be stored on a smartphone via an app.Within the next few weeks, young people buying the popular 16-25 Railcard will be offered the digital one for the first time. Next will be the Network Railcard, which provides discounts on trains across routes into London and south-east England. It will go digital later this summer. The remaining railcards \u2013 Disabled, Senior, Two Together and Friends and Family \u2013 will also be available via the app at some point in the autumn. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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