Renewing a 16-25 Railcard

[Andy Kirkham]

My 18-year old son needs to renew his 16-25 railcard

 

Preferably he would renew it for three years but, so far as I can tell,  three-year renewal is only available online and not at stations.

 

Online renewal requires proof of age and it appears that only the following are acceptable (not a birth certificate):

• UK Driving Licence
• Passport
• EEA National Identity Card

 

Of these, my son has a passport but it has expired. Does anyone know whether, for the purpose of renewing a railcard, an expired passport would be acceptable?

 

For renewal at stations, a birth certificate is apparently acceptable, but then the card would only be vald for 1 year

[Tim V]

Surely that expired passport would be of him as a child? It might not be acceptable as he doesn't have that likeness.

 

My son got a driving licence, not because he wanted to learn to drive, but because it was good ID for pubs etc.

[Wheatley]

It checks against the passport number so presumably an expired passport would not show up as valid, and would not be accepted. 

 

A Railcard purchased at a station cannot be renewed online anyway according to the FAQs