This petition was submitted during the 2010 to 2015 Parliament
Rejected petition Discount rail card for armed forces veterans (<80% disabled)
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Disabled persons rail card for veterans who are below eighty per cent disabled.
Injured armed forces veterans who are confirmed <80% disabled do not qualify for a disabled persons rail card (qualification is minimum 80% disablement).
Veterans are being prejudiced because they do not qualify for an armed forces rail card as they are no longer a member of the armed forces, however they could be 70% disabled and not qualify a disabled person’s rail card either.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The disabled persons railcard is a concessionary card offered and administered by the train operators (ATOC).
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