Free Bus Pass

Newly_retired

My English concessionaire pass was issued in Yorkshire (Metro).
I have now moved but have used it in many parts of England including the Isle of Wight.

When I lived in Yorkshire I could get reduced priced rail tickets on local Metro trains.
Where I live now I cannot get free travel on the trams, but if I had a locally issued card, I could.
Local authorities can make their own decisions regarding any extension to the national rights.

Gers

Newly_retired wrote: »

My English concessionaire pass was issued in Yorkshire (Metro).
I have now moved but have used it in many parts of England including the Isle of Wight.

When I lived in Yorkshire I could get reduced priced rail tickets on local Metro trains.
Where I live now I cannot get free travel on the trams, but if I had a locally issued card, I could.
Local authorities can make their own decisions regarding any extension to the national rights.

If you have moved permanently then perhaps you could get a new card from your own LA?? Worth a try.

Newly_retired

Yes, thanks, I intend to do so when this one runs out next year. So far it has not inconvenienced me in any way, as the tram is not particularly useful on my usual routes.
I was just pointing out that whatever the national rules, local authorities can make their own add-ons, though they cannot offer less than the national rules.

lisa110rry

I certainly don't want to wish my life away, but when I get my free bus pass, my car will not be going shopping with me!

PennyForThem_2

lisa110rry wrote: »

I certainly don't want to wish my life away, but when I get my free bus pass, my car will not be going shopping with me!

Been there done that and would not want to go back to it. One of the main reasons for having a car so one can be a hunter-gatherer looking for best deals and saving money which isn't going to earn anything like 10-30% interest in a savings or bank account.

However if I lived 10-30 miles away from a supermarket maybe I would go on-line

Farway

lisa110rry wrote: »

I certainly don't want to wish my life away, but when I get my free bus pass, my car will not be going shopping with me!

I have both, sometimes only the car will do the job though either due to weight, bulk or both, and that is just the shopping

Bollotom

Marcon wrote: »

If you live in a London borough, don't forget you can get an Oyster 60+ card - free travel on tubes, buses and trains in Greater London. Cost is £10 and lasts until you reach age 65 and become eligible for a London Freedom Pass. Link: https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/adult-discounts-and-concessions/60-london-oyster

It's £20 now Marcon. But still the equivalent of a block of gold. :cool:

catkins

My birth date is July 1954 (female) and I can't get a bus pass until I get my pension which will be May 2020.

I don't drive and the buses are quite expensive where I live so not happy I have to wait so long for a pass

roxy28

catkins wrote: »

My birth date is July 1954 (female) and I can't get a bus pass until I get my pension which will be May 2020.

I don't drive and the buses are quite expensive where I live so not happy I have to wait so long for a pass

Same with dad he gets pension in 2021.
Think it all changed from 60 in 2010.

Roger1

catkins wrote: »

My birth date is July 1954 (female) and I can't get a bus pass until I get my pension which will be May 2020.

The rule used to be (and I think still is) that bus passes were available from the retirement age for women. Both genders benefited from that, i.e. men did not have to wait until the later male retirement age.

Partly because of budgets, partly because we are living longer, retirement ages have been increasing.

In a blatant piece of vote buying, the previous part-time mayor of London started a separate card for over-60s in London only. From your comment, I'm assuming you don't live in London.