Transport for London18+ Student Oyster photocard
Apply now for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard
- All photocards and tickets are the property of Transport for London (TfL) and are issued in accordance with TfL's Conditions of Carriage. Call 020 7222 1234 for a copy
- You must show your 18+ Student Oyster photocard at the time you buy a ticket in order to receive the student rate
- An 18+ Student Oyster photocard can only be used by the person whose photograph and name appears on it
- The scheme is only available to students who are 18 years of age or over
- You must be attending a participating university, college or school that has registered with TfL for the 18+ Student Oyster photocard scheme. Should the education establishment's registration be revoked, you may no longer be eligible for the scheme and the discount concession on your 18+ Student Oyster photocard or the card itself may be stopped. A refund of the unused value of any ticket or pay as you go credit held on the card will be made on application
- You must be enrolled on a full-time course made up of at least 15 tuition-led and/or structured learning hours a week over at least 14 weeks; or
- Receiving NHS bursary money, either as a full-time or part-time student; or
- A part-time student enrolled on a part-time course lasting for at least 14 weeks and receiving a local authority or Student Loans Company fee loan; or
- A full-time postgraduate student (for example, studying or writing for up to 15 or more hours a week); or
- A part-time postgraduate student receiving financial help from the Access to Learning Fund; or
- A sabbatical officer, or
- A full-time student as defined above, registered and studying on a higher education course with a university or college not registered on the scheme, but on mandatory placement in London for a minimum period of 14 weeks. Your education establishment must complete a Placement Authority letter supporting your application
- Applications received after 31 July 2010 will not be processed
- You can apply up to four weeks before your course start date or 18th birthday, whichever is later, as long as you have fully enrolled on your course. Any application received more than four weeks in advance of your course start date or 18th birthday will be rejected
- Your student-rate travel concession will expire on your course end date or 14 October 2010, whichever is the sooner
- If using a paper (postal) application form, the form must contain your enrolment number, your education establishment's scheme registration number, and be signed by an authorised signatory of your education establishment as notified to TfL
- If applying online your application must include your enrolment number. Your application will be forwarded to your education establishment for approval or rejection
- Your education establishment cannot approve your application until you have fully enrolled on your course and either paid your fees or provided satisfactory evidence of sponsorship
- TfL will post your 18+ Student Oyster photocard to the address entered on the application form or provided as part of your online application. TfL will only post 18+ Student Oyster photocards to UK addresses. If you provide a non-UK address your application will be rejected
- TfL is not liable for any application, rejection letter or 18+ Student Oyster photocard lost, damaged or delayed in the post or for any delay before an education establishment approves an online application. No refunds will be made in respect of tickets bought prior to receiving the 18+ Student Oyster photocard except where it is proven that there was a fault or failure on the part of TfL
- TfL cannot be held liable for any additional expenses incurred, including travel costs, where an application is rejected due to applicant or education establishment error
- The application form and photograph cannot be returned to you
- If your 18+ Student Oyster photocard is lost or stolen or is physically damaged you will need to re-apply to get a new one. A refund of the unused value of any ticket or pay as you go credit held on the card will be made on application
- You must pay a £5 fee for every application, even if replacing a lost or stolen card
- The £5.00 payment (cheque or Postal Order), or your credit/debit card details, must be included with your postal application form or paid online using a credit or debit card if applying online. This fee is non-refundable and will automatically be deducted from your credit/debit card account, or your cheque/Postal Order will be cashed, even if your application is rejected because it is incorrect and/or incomplete. Should a cheque payment be stopped, your 18+ Student Oyster photocard will be stopped without notice and any further application will need to be accompanied by a £10.00 administration fee, payable by way of Postal Order or credit/debit card only
- TfL reserves the right to refuse any application for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard
- TfL monitors the 18+ Student Oyster photocard scheme to detect and prevent fraud. If we find that Part B of the paper (postal) application form was completed and signed by your education establishment before you the applicant completed and signed the form, then the application will be rejected. If your 18+ Student Oyster photocard has already been issued, TfL reserves the right to stop your concession and/or your 18+ Student Oyster photocard without notice. Any refund of a student-rate season ticket held at the time will be subject to an administration fee
- If your education establishment tells us you are no longer eligible for the student-rate travel concession, the concession and/or your 18+ Student Oyster photocard may be stopped without notice. Upon application, a refund may be made of the unused value of any ticket product or money to pay as you go balance held on the card less an administration fee If you leave the education establishment stated on your application form before the end of your course you must tell us immediately and we will stop the student-rate travel concession. If you move to another education establishment you will have to re-apply
- Once your student-rate travel concession has expired you can continue to use your 18+ Student Oyster photocard to buy and use adult rate tickets and add money to it to pay as you go
- TfL will not tolerate its staff or agents being abused, either verbally or in writing. Such action may result in your application being rejected or your student rate travel concession being withdrawn
