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Concessionary Bus Travel Act


Key Benefits

Guarantees free off-peak local bus travel for people resident in England aged 60 and over and eligible disabled people anywhere in England from 1 April 2008.

Free bus travel for those eligible from 9.30am until 11pm on weekdays and all day weekends and bank holidays, across England.

Local authorities still able to offer additional benefits to their residents, such as travel before 9:30am and concessions on other modes like trams, as well as alternative forms of travel scheme, like tokens for use on taxis or community transport.

The Act includes a power to allow, in the future, for mutual recognition of concessionary bus passes across the United Kingdom.
Act of Parliament
Explanatory Notes
Regulatory Impact assessment
Territorial Extent
England and Wales

Additional Information

At present in England, people aged 60 and over and eligible disabled people are guaranteed free off-peak travel on local buses, but only within their own local authority areas. The Act extends the entitlement to anywhere in England.

Concessionary bus travel is a devolved matter. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland already operate their own schemes.
Department for Transport

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