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'Travel insurance over 65

The Coalition Agreement says “We will protect key benefits for older people such as the winter fuel allowance, free TV licences,free bus travel, and free eye tests and prescriptions.” Read the full document

News reports suggest that the phasing of age of qulification to age 65 may be speeded up in England - click here for more details of present phasing

Coach Tours: we need your feedback

Coach tours are a popular holiday option in the UK and for Continental Europe destinations. We're like to hear your views if you have taken taken a coach tour.

We've also introduced a page called 'Make Your Point' where you can read issues and responses to points raised by our website visitors, and make your own point related to bus passes.

Nationwide Building Society is to stop some customers taking out less than £100 over the counter at its branches. (see the BBC News Channel)

People living in Wales can also use their passes to travel free on cross-boundary journeys in and out of England, providing the journey starts or finishes in Wales. (Passes are not valid between Carmarthen and Cardiff on service X40 as this isn't categorised as a 'local service' under the regulations). Source: Arriva website.

Did you know that FREE TRAVEL on buses, trains and Metro systems throughout Ireland is available with a Senior Citizen Smart Card in Northern Ireland?

More information on our 'Local Variations' Page which details other areas of the UK where rail/metro/ferry services are covered by bus passes.

"What is 'eligible disabled'?

You are eligible disabled if any of the following applies to you:

  • you are blind or partially sighted
  • you are profoundly or severely deaf
  • you are without speech
  • you have a disability which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to walk
  • you do not have arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms
  • you have a learning disability
  • you would, if you applied for a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988, have your application refused under section 92 of the Act (physical fitness) on grounds other than persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol"