Scotland-wide Free Bus Travel for Older and Disabled People
The national travel concession scheme provides free bus travel
Scotland-wide for older and disabled people, including local bus
and scheduled long distance coach service in Scotland throughout
the day.
If you are eligible and wish to travel free by bus you will
have to obtain a National Entitlement Card. (NEC)
The Entitlement Card is an electronic smartcard, providing bus
travel and library membership in one single, convenient
card.
The national travel concession scheme is run by Transport
Scotland, an agency of the Scottish Executive. Local Councils
are only responsible for processing applications for
Entitlement Cards for disabled people.
Eligibility
The same eligibility criteria applies across Scotland
and is set in legislation. If you do not fall under the
criteria within the legislation you will not be eligible for
the scheme.
Transport Scotland have stipulated that if you are eligible for an
Entitlement Card you must provide two pieces of evidence to
demonstrate your eligibility for the scheme. All applicants
must provide one piece of evidence that demonstrates residency in
Scotland/ evidence eligibility to the Scheme.
- one piece of evidence to demonstrate residency in Scotland
- separate evidence of eligibility for the scheme
To find out how to apply for an Entitlement Card,
please follow the relevant link below:
Transport Scotland has produced an information leaflet [PDF: 60Kb] about
Scotland-wide Free Bus travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People
and how to use an Entitlement Card.
If you have any queries about the Scotland-wide Free Bus Travel
Scheme for Older and Disabled People, please see the concessionary
travel page on www.transportscotland.gov.uk.
