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Discounted Fares Scheme

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The Discounted Fare Scheme enables Isle of Wight residents that meet the eligibility of ‘low income’ households to access travel to the mainland for work, health or leisure purposes. It will provide a fixed price discounted scheme and will apply to cars, motorbikes or foot passengers wishing to travel on any of our routes across the Solent.

Eligible applicants for the scheme include Isle of Wight residents claiming the following benefits:

Council tax support
Housing Benefit

If you wish to travel under the discounted fares scheme, please fill out the form below. This will generate an automated verification email which will be sent to the Isle of Wight Council to assess your eligibility. Once validated by the council, you will then receive a welcome email from us with terms and conditions and a dedicated customer account and ID. If you have an existing account, you will simply have the information on your account updated.

The discount will then be applied automatically each time you book using your customer ID online or over the phone. An electronic ticket is generated with each booking which must be shown at the terminal on departure along with a form of photo ID. A minimum of seven working days in advance of travel is required for eligibility checks to be processed and the normal check in and travel terms will apply to all bookings made.

The Discounted Fare Scheme cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, promotion or Tesco Clubcard vouchers.

How do I get this offer?

Fill out the below form on this page. This will generate an automated verification email which will be sent to the Isle of Wight Council to assess your eligibility. Once validated by the council, you will then receive a welcome email from us with terms and conditions and a dedicated customer account and ID. If you have an existing account, you will simply have the information on your account updated. The discount will then be applied automatically each time you book using your customer ID online or over the phone. An electronic ticket is generated with each booking which must be shown at the terminal on departure along with a form of photo ID. A minimum of seven working days in advance of travel is required for eligibility checks to be processed and the normal check in and travel terms will apply to all bookings made.

Discounted Fares Scheme form

First name

Last name

Street address

Town

Postcode

Telephone number

Email address

Which benefit(s) are you receiving at present?Local Council Tax SupportHousing Benefit

Claim reference numberThis should be up to five characters long. For help finding your claim reference number, click here.

Wightlink customer IDIf you have a Wightlink login already, you can find your ID by logging in. If not, you'll need to register with us

Tick to give permission for us to share your application details with the Isle of Wight Council. This is necessary to verify that you are entitled to join the Discounted Fares scheme.Yes

By applying to join the scheme, you are enabling Wightlink to process your application and pass your details to the Isle of Wight Council so they can verify on a periodic basis that you are receiving the benefit(s) you've indicated. By submitting the application you agree to Wightlink storing, using and passing on your details to the Isle of Wight Council for the reasons stated. The Isle of Wight Council will retain this information in line with their retention policy. The information provided here will be processed in accordance with Wightlink’s Privacy Policy.

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