This Blog covers Bus Passes and other issues affecting older and disabled people
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The aim in our blog is to provide a focus on bus pass and other issues affecting Pensioners and Disabled people. We draw on reports in newspapers, TV and other media, plus issues which concern our website visitors and ourselves. Bus Passes include Freedom Passes, Metro Passes, “English National Concession Ticket Scheme” (ENCTS), NOWcard, NCTP – whatever they are called locally. Issues covered include pensions, benefits, taxation, health services, transport services, bus and train fares.
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Please go to our ‘Where to apply’ pages are very popular. You’ll find there links direct to your own local authority webpage where application forms are found (not always easy to track down in some council websites!), and details of where to send them. You will usually find details of the services on which you can use your pass, and the times of day. These times sometimes differ from the standard ’9.30 am – 11pm Monday to Friday, and anytime Saturday and Sunday’ and in some areas train and ferry services are also usable with a local bus pass. Many of these variations from the standard can be found on our ‘Local Variations’ page. For disabled people there’s information on the definition of disabled for a disabled bus pass.
We are an unofficial website and have built up knowledge on what is happening in the the UK in these issues, and often take up issues raised by our website visitors with local authorities etc. |
We recommend these videos, commentary and sound effects of bus pass journeys in Somerset by Geoff Hale:
We also offer the thoughts of Fred n Ted in videos prepared especially for this website.
Animated flash and gif cartoons on this website by Bazart.
I would like to know who pays for the free bus passes in England, Scotland, Wales, & N.Ireland.
I hope you can help me in this regard.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Sincerely
Derek Ames
i sent off the forms for free bus passes for my husband and i i received mine a fortnight ago but there is no sign of my husbands can you help
mr albert c
and oblige emily c or can you direct me to the right website thank you
Please to http://www.blog.freebustravel.co.uk/?page_id=67&id=90
You can send an email from the Leeds page thatislinked fromthere
I have a bus pass issued in South Yorkshire.
Can I use it on the Isle of Man when I visit my sister who lives in Ramsey? She has a senior bus pass issued by the Manx authorities.
Thanks
David Smith
Interesting question which I don’t remember being asked before. We have looked up the Isle of Man Bus Pass website which says that Senior Citizens in the Isle of Man can have a bus pass which covers travel by rail or bus in The Isle of Man.No mention of being able to use them elsewhere, which makes us think an English, Scottish, Welsh or N Ireland bus pass would not be accepted.
We would be very interesed to hear from anyone who has tried to use their bus pass in the Isle of Man.
Please also note that this is an ENGLISH national scheme and does not cover journeys that are wholly in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.