Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 99597
Railways: Fares
Tabled: 12 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025
Question
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the lower age limit for adult peak-time rail fares on the families of students who turn 18 during the academic year while remaining in full-tim
Answer
Keir MatherAdult fares are payable for passengers from the age of 16. The 16-17 Saver can be purchased to extend the discount on child fares to 16- and 17-year-olds. The Government has no current plans to amend existing concessionary discounts. As set out in the Rai...
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