Question about Young Visitor Oyster card

Yes. A member of staff can add the young visitor discount. I think it is valid for 2 weeks.

Sorry, my question was a little misleading. I know that someone can probably attach the YV discount, but I guess I just wanted to make sure that the YV option is the best one available for the two kids. I know there is a Zip 11-16 Oyster card, but I wasn't sure if that was available to them as visitors.

We did just that last Spring fir our grandchild. It was easy.

Just ask a staff member at the Underground station at Heathrow.

The Zip is certainly an option but it means spending £15 each plus the faff of photo taking and waiting for the cards to be mailed, when YVD is free.

On the other hand they get a souvenir as a personalised Oyster.

And it's valid until they are 16.

Horses for courses I suppose.

YVD is the easy cheap option but you need to deal with it on arrival when tired, ZIP takes time, effort and costs now but then is ready on arrival.

I know some overseas folk have had issues setting up a TfL account which may well be the stumbling block in this.
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yeah, because wedding photography has so much to do with childen's tube travel

Mardee I am sure that you remember that your Railcard expires after one year unless you bought the three year version.

Nigel, thanks! I do get periodic notices from them and I renewed it in late October. So I'm good to go for another year. And ha ha, isn't it nice to know that I can have wedding photos taken while buying my grandkids tube passes. The spammers must be getting more desperate or stupider; or maybe both.

Stuart, I agree. I can't sign in to even check my account until I get to England. It drives me crazy and I don't know why they have that security restriction when so many non-Brits use the Oyster card. But I will probably do it at Heathrow like I did last time. It didn't take long and it was easy to find someone to attach the discount. And since we will be taking the tube into town, it will be nice to have the discounts for them. I'm getting sticker shock having to pay for 2 extra people. :-) Thanks!

if you use a VPN can you get in?

No, I tried late last year with a Google VPN and no such luck.

Mardee,

You'll need to add back the railcard discount to your Oyster as well.

That discount expired when your original railcard ended.

Oh, I didn't even think about that, but it makes sense. Thanks, Stuart! I guess I'll be requesting all three at the same time. :-)