Young Persons' Concessionary Travel Scheme
The Young Persons' Concessionary Travel Scheme provides card
holders with access to various travel related discounts.
Application Forms are available from the Council Offices and
Libraries listed below.
The scheme requires the identity of applicants to be validated by a
Council Officer.
Application forms can only be validated by a member of
staff at one of the following offices:
| Council Office/Building |
Address |
Town |
| Breadalbane Community Campus
Library |
Breadalbane Community Campus |
Aberfeldy |
| Auchterarder Office |
Parkdale Residential Home |
Auchterarder |
| Auchterarder Library |
Chapel Wynd |
Auchterarder |
| Alyth Library |
Airlie Street |
Alyth |
| Birnam Library |
Station Road |
Birnam |
| Blairgowrie Area Office |
46 Leslie Street |
Blairgowrie |
| Blairgowrie Library |
46 Leslie Street |
Blairgowrie |
| Comrie Library |
Drummond Street |
Comrie |
| Coupar Angus Library |
Town Hall, Union Street |
Coupar Angus |
| Crieff Area Office |
32 James Square |
Crieff |
| Kinross Library |
Loch Leven Community Campus |
Kinross |
| Loch Leven Library |
Pittenzie Road |
Kinross |
| Perth - A K Bell Library |
York Place |
Perth |
| Perth - Letham Area Office |
Tweedsmuir Road |
Perth |
| Perth - Muirton Area Office |
19b Ainslie Place |
Perth |
| Perth - Pullar House |
35 Kinnoull Street |
Perth |
| Perth - West Mill Street Library |
West Mill Street |
Perth |
| Pitlochry Area Office |
26 Atholl Road |
Pitlochry |
| Pitlochry Library |
26 Atholl Road |
Pitlochry |
| Scone Library |
Sandy Road |
Scone |
| Strathearn Library |
Muirs Road |
Crieff |
Transport Scotland have advised the Council that the applicant must
qualify under one of the following categories and provide evidence
of eligibility with their application as detailed below:
(i) Between 16 and 18 Years old (inclusive) and be a Perth
& Kinross Council Resident
Evidence
Proof of Age
- Birth Certificate
- Passport
- Photo Driving Licence
- Adoption Certificate
- Marriage Certificate
- Young Scot* or other PASS card
Proof of Address
- Bank or Building society statement
- Photo Driving Licence
- Court order
- Local council rent card /tenancy agreement
- Council Tax bill
- Recent original mortgage statement
- Recent utility Bill
- Benefit book/card/or original notification
- Confirmation from an Electoral search
- Evidence from School/College/University
*Young Scot/PASS - If you already have a
smartcard with the Young Scot logo and the PASS hologram on it, you
can use this as proof of age. Young Scot is the national youth
information agency for Scotland and is a registered charity. Your
new National Entitlement Card will have Young Scot branding if you
are eligible, giving you access to all of the Young Scot
information services, as well as discounts and special offers in
over 1,800 places in Scotland and in over 200,000 places in 42
European countries. The new card will also have the PASS hologram
on it, meaning you can use it as a proof-of-age card across the UK.
You can find out more information at
www.youngscot.org
(i) Between 19 and 25 Years Old (inclusive) in a Full Time
Volunteering Post and be a Perth & Kinross Council
Resident
Evidence
Same as listed above for proof of age and address plus the
following for proof of volunteering:
Full-time Volunteers - If you are a full-time
volunteer (35 hours+ per week) and you are aged between 19 and 25
(under 26) you will be eligible for a Young Persons Concessionary
Travel Card to be introduced early in 2007.
To qualify you must produce evidence from either Project Scotland
(membership card) or CSV Scotland (registration letter).
If you have any queries about the Young Persons? Concessionary
Travel scheme, please contact
Transport
Scotland.
