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= Tickets and Vouchers =
How you deal with these is up to you.


How you deal with this is up to you.  
*They don't keep anything out of landfill.
*They could promote good community spirit.
*If they're 'money off' vouchers, they encourage consumerism and aren't actually free.


Often moderators refer messages for tickets and vouchers to [[Cafe Groups|café]] groups because they don’t keep anything out of landfill and, if they are ‘money off’ vouchers, they encourage consumerism and are not actually free. If you are wondering whether its a good idea to allow these on your group you could poll your members.
If you're wondering whether to allow these on your community, you could consult your members.
 
==Train tickets==
 
A [https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/concert-tickets-wanting-an-account-to-be-opened/5555 discussion on Central in August 2023] concluded that '''it's illegal to offer rail/train tickets''' to others.
 
==Oyster cards==
 
However, discussions on Central in [https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/oyster-cards/6664 September 2023] and [https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/oyster-cards/8930 September 2025] concluded that it's legal to offer unused Oyster cards, and reasonable for Freegle to accept these posts, as an Oyster card isn't a ticket but a card carrying credit for a ticket.
 
==Sample message==
 
A standard message is available at [[Vouchers]].
 
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[[Category:Handling Specific Items]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

How you deal with these is up to you.

  • They don't keep anything out of landfill.
  • They could promote good community spirit.
  • If they're 'money off' vouchers, they encourage consumerism and aren't actually free.

If you're wondering whether to allow these on your community, you could consult your members.

Train tickets

A discussion on Central in August 2023 concluded that it's illegal to offer rail/train tickets to others.

Oyster cards

However, discussions on Central in September 2023 and September 2025 concluded that it's legal to offer unused Oyster cards, and reasonable for Freegle to accept these posts, as an Oyster card isn't a ticket but a card carrying credit for a ticket.

Sample message

A standard message is available at Vouchers.

Back to Specific Items