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16-18 photocard
Get child rate tickets
If you are aged 16-18, you are entitled to child rate travel when you have a valid 16-18 photocard.
- Buy child rate single and return tickets for school, college or work.
- Travel with a child subscription or Term Plus pass - the cheapest way to get around the West Midlands!
- Valid for up to 2 years, or July 31st after 18th birthday.
16-18 photocards can be used to buy child rate single, return and day tickets. Term Plus passes are also available to 16-18 year olds with a photocard, who are in full-time education or undertaking an apprenticeship/trainee placement.
- Please note: your parents must pay council tax to one of the following Metropolitan Councils to qualify - Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Solihull or Coventry.
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