Just renewed mine for my youngest which prompted me to post it on here, just as a reminder for those that know or a heads up for those that don't :smile:
Not for me to take any credit for this so will link to a previous post, there's far more info in them than I can write :wink:
"I use my card at least once a month with the kids, the potential savings a year are easily £100.00+ get it ordered now ready for the summer cinema lineup..
can be used in conjunction with special autism screenings.
If you are a carer of a disabled Person or Child above the age of 8 Years old you can get free access to the vast majority of UK cinemas when accompanying the said disabled person.
The disabled Person needs to be in receipt of disability benefits, DLA, AA, etc..
Its very simple to get you go to ceacard.co.uk/ and complete the on-line application, alternatively you can complete a postal application too.
The application is for the the disabled person so any responsible adult can be considered the carer, you DO NOT need to be in receipt of carer's allowance.
There is an admin cost of £6.00 per application. which is less than a cinema ticket, so pays for itself after one screening.
I use mine for my autistic boys aged 10 and 14 who while enjoy the cinema could very easily be taken advantage of in the wrong situations so need a responsible adult to accompany them.
Go to ceacard.co.uk/par…spx and enter your postcode to see if your local cinemas are participating.
Also remember this is for genuine people who need to accompany a disabled person/s to the Cinema, do not try to take advantage of these schemes as they rely on the goodwill of the cinema and the support of the scheme, fraudulent applications could ruin this in future for genuine users of the scheme.
Repost but been a good 7 months and will benefit many people."
All comments (59)
bluefish2303
26 Jul 17#1
Sorry but although I fully appreciate the benefits of having a CEA card (my daughter has one) this is not a deal in the strictest sense as the cost has increased 20% from £5. Not voted either way.
dawsy16 to bluefish2303
26 Jul 17#2
Wow its £1 more are you serious?
bluefish2303 to dawsy16
26 Jul 17#18
What I said is 'it's not a deal in the strictest sense'. Yes it's only £1 extra but if I had to swallow a 20% increase on all the additional costs my daughter's disability incurs then the potential savings this scheme gives you will be quickly lost ... Am I serious? Yes I am. Sorry if anyone takes offence, it's just an opinion and I stand by it.
golfer2007
26 Jul 17#3
Don't use Showcase Cinemas with your CEA card, they discriminate against disabilities. Long story short, Showcase sell a family ticket for £28, we are a family of four but were charged individually rather than being sold a family ticket. When I queried it with them, I got this reply.
With Reference to your email below , You were charged correctly , I had been through your transaction receipt We cannot deduct the carer from the family ticket , a family ticket will be a set of 02 adults and 02 children So we charged you for 02 children and for 01 adult and the 2nd adult will be a free ticket as carer pass.
Thank you Ash
nexus76
26 Jul 17#5
Excellent value and always will be. Saves me over minimal of around £200 a year on films.
haritori
26 Jul 17#6
Bit of advice, Been using these a for a few years now, but....
Every single cinema I go to will gladly except either a Blue Badge or a DLA/PIP letter or even a GP letter, in fact most will take your word for it and just take a postcode for reference..
The cards are expensive for what they call an admin charge so I am not going to use them again..
Also most local authorities now have a carers card which can be obtained through your local carers trust which gives you carers ID for a lot more than just Cinemas.
Shame: Haverfordwest Palace Cinema, refuses to give a carers discount. only cinema I know of that does this as such they lose all custom from me.
jenmumof5 to haritori
26 Jul 17#38
Can I ask if that is for all levels of dla or only higher rate?
fireman1
26 Jul 17#7
Surely you just use the cheapest method of entry. You can't expect them to discount a family pass and then discount again for a carer. There is zero discrimination here. Maybe you should have bought a family ticket, told them you wanted to add meerkat to take a full price adult off, carer to take another full price adult off, sweet Sunday to take another off and just pay the remaining 20p for the family of 4. Moon on a stick?
lindalindalin
26 Jul 17#8
It is helpful for when the disability is not obvious but the young man I take to the cinema is clearly profoundly disabled and they let me in free as a carer with no quibble so I haven't bothered with the cea card. It would be useful for booking online though
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Opening post
Not for me to take any credit for this so will link to a previous post, there's far more info in them than I can write :wink:
CEA card
"I use my card at least once a month with the kids, the potential savings a year are easily £100.00+ get it ordered now ready for the summer cinema lineup..
can be used in conjunction with special autism screenings.
If you are a carer of a disabled Person or Child above the age of 8 Years old you can get free access to the vast majority of UK cinemas when accompanying the said disabled person.
The disabled Person needs to be in receipt of disability benefits, DLA, AA, etc..
Its very simple to get you go to ceacard.co.uk/ and complete the on-line application, alternatively you can complete a postal application too.
The application is for the the disabled person so any responsible adult can be considered the carer, you DO NOT need to be in receipt of carer's allowance.
There is an admin cost of £6.00 per application. which is less than a cinema ticket, so pays for itself after one screening.
I use mine for my autistic boys aged 10 and 14 who while enjoy the cinema could very easily be taken advantage of in the wrong situations so need a responsible adult to accompany them.
Go to ceacard.co.uk/par…spx and enter your postcode to see if your local cinemas are participating.
Also remember this is for genuine people who need to accompany a disabled person/s to the Cinema, do not try to take advantage of these schemes as they rely on the goodwill of the cinema and the support of the scheme, fraudulent applications could ruin this in future for genuine users of the scheme.
Repost but been a good 7 months and will benefit many people."
All comments (59)
With Reference to your email below , You were charged correctly , I had been through your transaction receipt
We cannot deduct the carer from the family ticket , a family ticket will be a set of 02 adults and 02 children
So we charged you for 02 children and for 01 adult and the 2nd adult will be a free ticket as carer pass.
Thank you
Ash
Been using these a for a few years now, but....
Every single cinema I go to will gladly except either a Blue Badge or a DLA/PIP letter or even a GP letter, in fact most will take your word for it and just take a postcode for reference..
The cards are expensive for what they call an admin charge so I am not going to use them again..
Also most local authorities now have a carers card which can be obtained through your local carers trust which gives you carers ID for a lot more than just Cinemas.
Shame: Haverfordwest Palace Cinema, refuses to give a carers discount. only cinema I know of that does this as such they lose all custom from me.
You can't expect them to discount a family pass and then discount again for a carer. There is zero discrimination here.
Maybe you should have bought a family ticket, told them you wanted to add meerkat to take a full price adult off, carer to take another full price adult off, sweet Sunday to take another off and just pay the remaining 20p for the family of 4.
Moon on a stick?
It would be useful for booking online though