disability buss pass

Shelle

You do not have to be in receipt of the dla to be entitled to the national concessionary bus pass.

It does however still depend on what disability you have.

Check the link in the post above for more info. This info stands regardless of where you live.

The carers pass does depend on where you live, as it seems to be more of a local council thing rather than national.

thermalaudio

Shelle wrote: »

You do not have to be in receipt of the dla to be entitled to the national concessionary bus pass.

It does however still depend on what disability you have.

Check the link in the post above for more info. This info stands regardless of where you live.

The carers pass does depend on where you live, as it seems to be more of a local council thing rather than national.

I have a National Concessionary Bus Pass, which also gives me train travel in West Yorkshire only for 35 pence per single journey, valid for 5 years, the bus travel part is valid on any local bus service throughout the United Kingdom and free after 0930am monday to friday & all day at weekends.

You do not have to have DLA to get it, in my case i would be refused a driving licence on medical grounds due to medication that i have frequently which would make me fall asleep.

As far as i'm aware there is no such thing in my area as a carers bus pass, however.. if the person named on the card has a letter C on the top right hand side of the yellow strip on the national pass, this means a companion can travel, if its not there (as in my case) then its full price travel for the companion.

People querying this would be best off contacting their local social services department who can advise them further.

GlasweJen

In Scotland you need an orange C to travel free and an orange C+1 to get a carer free.

descartesmum

I have arthritis and have problems walking. I applied for the bus pass when I was only getting the low personal care dla.
I've gotten worse so I applied for a blue badge which I received (it took less than 5 days for them to give it to me) and I believe that that made it easy for me to get the higher mobility living allowance.

colin13

GlasweJen wrote: »

In Scotland you need an orange C to travel free and an orange C+1 to get a carer free.

is this for travelling on the underground?

thermalaudio

colin13 wrote: »

is this for travelling on the underground?

erm.. no colin.. the topic is bus passes..

munchings-n-crunchings

Although, now that i think about it, my nephew has one (in scotland) for aspergers, and i wouldnt know where that fit in with the criteria either![/quote]

Hi there,
Both my children aged 12 and 18 (England) have the concessionary bus pass.
Both have a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome, and I applied for the travel on the grounds of learning disability.
My doctors surgery refuses to complete the medical section for all applications, so I just included a copy of their diagnosis for the application to be successful.

It still doesn't make travel any easier for my 18 year old, as he asks for the wrong thing, and they still take his money, but the scheme is good.

GlasweJen

if you get one in the SPT region then yes, you can get one for the underground, it has an orange S at the top beside the glasgow city council logo.

bex4adz

I get the lower rate for both mobility and care and I got one with no probs, my doctors filled the form and I recieved it in a week.
BTW I have aspergers

srichards

jetcat wrote: »

many thanks, i did that, and found this -

aged 60 or over
blind or partially sighted
profoundly or severely deaf
without speech
have a permanent disability which seriously impairs your ability to walk. This includes blue badge holders.
have a learning disability
are without arms or have the long term loss of the use of both arms
disqualified from driving on medical grounds. This includes some people with severe mental disorder

i am still not sure though, as someone with mental health difficulties, where i would fit in, if at all? Although, now that i think about it, my nephew has one (in scotland) for aspergers, and i wouldnt know where that fit in with the criteria either!

Even Ive got a bus pass, and thats just down to dyslexia.