Concessionary Travel Pass advice

bery_451

Alan_Bowen said:

Megabus is a privately run long distance company and you have been told already that concessionary or free fares are for local buses only.

Hi if its local only then how are those travellers in those links travelling out of local long distances via bus?

bery_451

Torry_Quine said:

Alan_Bowen said:

Megabus is a privately run long distance company and you have been told already that concessionary or free fares are for local buses only.

That's surprising as I'm fairly sure that you can use the concession card in Scotland.

Okay just confirm it can be used in wales and scotland not just england?

McKneff

No it cannot be used in Scotland. Not sure about Wales 

bery_451

With train strikes going on now, anyone the cheapest way to travel between major cities in england that is the fastest, least changes?

KeithP

A concessionary bus pass issued in England can be used on local buses in England.
A concessionary bus pass issued in Scotland can be used on local buses in Scotland.
A concessionary bus pass issued in Wales can be used on local buses in Wales.

glennevis

KeithP said:

A concessionary bus pass issued in Scotland can be used on local buses in Scotland.

The Scottish National Entitlement Card can be used on Citylink, and Megabus coaches as well as local buses in Scotland.

elsien

bery_451 said:

Alan_Bowen said:

Megabus is a privately run long distance company and you have been told already that concessionary or free fares are for local buses only.

Hi if its local only then how are those travellers in those links travelling out of local long distances via bus?

Local doesn’t mean local to you, it means local to the area that you’re in at the time. So theoretically you could get local buses between towns and just keep changing which will take a ridiculous amount of time but it’s possible if you avoid peak hours.

bery_451

glennevis said:

KeithP said:

A concessionary bus pass issued in Scotland can be used on local buses in Scotland.

The Scottish National Entitlement Card can be used on Citylink, and Megabus coaches as well as local buses in Scotland.

That's good. What about England passes applied through the Transport for West Midlands site and from there the passes are issued by West Midlands Combined Authority?

marcia_

Sigh 

https://www.tfwm.org.uk/terms-and-conditions/concessionary-pass/

can only be used in England on local bus and West Midlands rail and metro services 

jbuchanangb

The England Concessionary Travel Pass is available to eligible disabled people and to people over State Pension Age. Some local authorities have their own arrangements which exceed the ENCTS pass. We have seen that in the West Midlands this includes access to some train and tram services. In Merseyside, people aged 60 and over can have a pass for off-peak use of buses, trains and ferries in the Liverpool City Region. This is not valid for buses outside that region. When the holder reaches State Pension Age it is augmented to include the ENCTS validity for all local buses in England. A similar thing happens in Greater London. Residents at the age of 60 can apply for an Oyster 60+ card which gives travel rights in Greater London on buses trains tubes etc. When the holder reaches State Pension age they can have a Freedom Pass which adds validity for all local buses in England. My Lancashire pass only covers local buses in England, but if I lived in Blackpool it would include the trams!