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Disabled people - bus passes
The Concessionary Travel Scheme provides passes which enable eligible people to travel on public service buses at a reduced rate.
A person will be eligible for a pass if he/she is:
- is blind or partially sighted
- is profoundly or severely deaf
- is without speech
- has a disability,
- has suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his ability to walk
- has a learning difficulty
- does not have arms or has a long-term loss of the use of both arms
- would be refused a driving licence under section 92 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 except for persistent drug or alcohol misuse
Circumstances in which a pass would not be issued
If any of the following conditions apply you are not entitled to a bus travel pass under the above scheme:
- if you already have, or intend to apply for, travel concessions (bus passes or tokens) from another Local Authority
- if you hold a disabled person's concessionary parking badge as a driver, or if you have or become eligible for any of the following:
a) a motor vehicle supplied by the DSS
b) financial assistance from the DSS towards the cost of installing hand controls on a vehicle or towards the running costs of a vehicle.