Why do young people need to upgrade their card?
As of the 31st of December 2016, all Young Scot National Entitlement Cards (NEC) which do not contain the CMD2 chip can no longer be used as travel concession cards across Scotland. With a third off bus travel and up to fifty percent off rail travel for all 16-18 year olds, the Young Scot NEC makes travel cheaper for young people helping them to get around Scotland and is an important part of helping young people access opportunities locally and nationally.
The new card has been in circulation since 2014, but this means that many Young Scot Cardholders aged 15+ are without the new card. We are a launching a campaign to encourage all young people aged 15-18 to upgrade their card before the end of the year.
Not every young person needs to upgrade. Young people can tell an old card from a new card easily by looking for a “pink strip” across the date of birth. If there is no pink strip the young person needs to upgrade their card by visiting young.scot/upgrade.
