CENTRAL Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has urged his constituents to take advantage of Devon and Cornwall’s new digital railcard – the first regional railcard in the UK to go digital.

The card can be purchased online, with customers able to show it digitally on their mobile telephone. 

For £12 a year the railcard is available to residents of Devon and Cornwall aged 16 or over, saving customers a third on all Standard class Anytime or Off-Peak tickets for journeys not starting before 8.45am, which are wholly within Devon and Cornwall.

The railcard can be purchased at: www.dcrailcard.com or: www.gwr.com/dcrailcard . 

Other benefits include a third off Standard Class train tickets for an accompanying adult and taking up to four children (aged five to 15 years) for a flat fare of £1 each, or £2 for a Day Ranger. (Both exclude the Ride Cornwall Ranger).

Mr Stride, who helped to lead the successful local campaign for the new Dartmoor Line between Okehampton and Exeter, said: “With the summer holidays now here, this is a great opportunity to save money exploring Devon and Cornwall, cutting the cost of many local journeys by a third for just £12.”