What discounts - or even freebies - can you get at 60 ?

[NewName24]

Reading this thread about being made to feel ancient, started me thinking about what advantages there were to being 60, now it is well below state pension age ?

Where I live, you can't get your bus pass until State Pension age.
I hear there is a 10% discount in Iceland one day a week and I think there is (or used to be) a discount in B&Q on one day.
What else have you (or your parents) found saves a few ££ once you turn 60, but aren't yet an official pensioner ?

Bus pass in Scotland. I think that Iceland's pensioner day is Tuesday...you need to get some kind of loyalty card to get the discount.

Bus passes in Wales too

Free prescriptions and eye tests.

Ooh. that's exciting.
Is that all over the UK ?

(Perhaps we should say what Country we are in, as clearly some things are different - yup, bus passes for example. I am very jealous).

Free bus pass in Scotland.Can travel all over Scotland with it.
Over the winter our local Asda offered soup,a roll and unlimited tea or coffee for just £1 for over 60s

Prescriptions - saves £9-60 a time 👍

Not in Wales - they’re free anyway here.

Am secretly rather excited about that ASDA offer

Senior Railcard for over 60s . It offers 1/3 off train fares.

Senior railcard.
National Trust membership
NHS prescriptions and eye tests.

I'm 63 and picked up a prescription recently (first time since turning 60). I was quite surprised that I no longer had to pay. In fact when I was asked whether I paid for prescriptions I said yes and then asked them to check!

I got excited by this, but can only use it off peak in London/SE 😢

Really annoyed that I also have to wait till state pension age for a bus pass. If I lived a few miles away I’d be in a London borough & could get one at 60.

Also National Trust only counts if you are already a member. Hmph. Sad times.

8 points for every £1 spent (instead of 3 points) on Boots Advantage card. Need to register.
https://www.boots.com/over60s

Age UK have a list https://www.ageukmobility.co.uk/mobility-news/article/the-best-discounts-for-over-60s

@KnittedCardi the national railcard does give you the discount on peak time trains. I’m in the SE and use it for peak time trains all the time.

Oh!
That's very disappointing.

No London Freedom pass is state retirement age too. DH just turned 60 and he has bought an over-60s Oyster card which gives discounts until he is 67, but not free travel.

It's not free though, it costs £30 per year

Probs wrong part of SE!! Lucky you..... Definitely can't be used here.