In message , at 22:47:43 on
Wed, 19 Sep 2012, Paul Corfield remarked:
Adding the 16-25 discount alongside the season

But not two lots of 30% discount, I presume?

Not quite sure what you mean. The railcard does not further reduce the
price of the weekly or longer Travelcard if that is what you mean.

I was expecting the student Oyster to be used PAYG, with 30% off fares.
But looking closer I see that it only gives a discount on Travelcards.

Loading a railcard on an adult Oyster will also give a discount on
Travelcards? But loading a railcard on a student Oyster won't give
another third off the third off.

Very little travel outside Z1 is expected on the Oyster.

Probably better to just get the 16-25 discount added on to an Oyster
card using PAYG only.

Agreed, the Student Oyster looks like it's irrelevant to the situation
in hand.

It's hardly going to be any sort of issue having two credit card sized
documents inside a ticket wallet designed to take them. I have a
photo ID that links to a discount on my Oyster and it is no issue
having them in one wallet.

Card-bloat is getting significant. These days a student will have two ID
cards (one for the department and one for the Students Union) and
possibly a third if their hall of residence has rfid door locks. Then
there's a driving licence (for proof of age) and at least one debit
card. Add an Oyster and a Railcard, and it's already reached seven!
--
Roland Perry