On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:08:43 GMT, Jiminy wrote:

My 22-years-old son holds an Italian student "varsity" card.
Actually's living in London and has been denied a "Discount
Travelcard" because is supposed to be "Only available to holders of a
valid Student photocard".
Somebody can confirm if a foreign student card isn't a valid one?
Thanks

That is correct.

He must be "studying at a university, college or school in the London
area" (amongst other conditions) to qualify for the Student photocard
which entitles him to purchase a Discount Travelcard.

Simply being a foreign student in London isn't enough to qualify -
this is a scheme designed for London students only. See -

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tick...-student.shtml
"Am I eligible?

In order to apply for the Student discount entitlement you must be:

- 18 years of age or over
- a full-time student, enrolled on a full-time course, consisting of
15 or more tuition led and/or structured learning hours a week over a
period of at least 14 weeks or a part-time student, in receipt of a
fee grant, course grant or be receiving help from the Access to
Learning Fund as defined in the document 'Guide for 2004/2005 -
Financial support for higher education students', produced by the
Department for Education and Skills.
- Studying at a university, college or school in the London area,
which is participating in our scheme."


Cheers,

Jason.