Network Railcard

My girlfriend brought home a leaflet for a Network Railcard yesterday. It looks very useful. You buy this card for £20 and get all your off peak rail travel within the First Great Western Network at 1/3 off, for yourself and up to 3 travel companions.

"Do you think it's worth us getting one?" she asked as I bashed my head repeatedly on the table. Having spent most of last week on trains travelling to various touristy destinations I calculate this card would have saved us £68, or £48 if you take off the cost of the railcard in the last week alone. Fuck. Considering how broke I am at the moment this is a big deal!

It's well worth getting one. If 4 people are travelling from Reading to London for a night out you'd have to pay £17.50 for 4 travel cards. If you get 1/3 off you'd save £23, and the card would already have paid for itself. Sure, you have to fill in a form etc which isn't lazy, but a little work for a lot more beer is worth it isn't it?