Local MP urges take-up of £12 Devon and Cornwall Digital Railcard

Local MP urges take-up of £12 Devon and Cornwall Digital Railcard

Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride, has urged his constituents to take advantage of Devon and Cornwall’s new digital railcard – the first regional railcard in the UK to go digital. The card can be purchased online, with customers able to show it digitally on their phone.

For £12 a year the railcard is available to residents of Devon and Cornwall aged 16 or over, saving customers a third on all Standard class Anytime or Off-Peak tickets for journeys not starting before 8.45am, which are wholly within Devon and Cornwall. The railcard can be purchased at www.dcrailcard.com or www.gwr.com/dcrailcard.

Other benefits include a third off Standard Class train tickets for an accompanying adult and taking up to four children (aged 5-15) for a flat fare of £1 each, or £2 for a Day Ranger. (Both exclude the Ride Cornwall Ranger.)

Mr Stride, who helped to lead the successful local campaign for the new Dartmoor Line between Okehampton and Exeter, said:

“With the summer holidays now here, this is a great opportunity to save money exploring Devon and Cornwall, cutting the cost of many local journeys by a third for just £12.”