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Older and disabled people qualify for free Scotland-wide bus travel under a national entitlement card scheme run jointly by the Scottish Government and local authorities. The card allows users to travel by rail and subway throughout the Strathclyde area at concessionary rates. There is no charge for this entitlement card which replaces the old travel card.

Boundary restrictions and time restrictions on travelling at peak times are now removed. This means that older and disabled people can now travel on any local bus service, or scheduled long distance coach service, anywhere in Scotland even during the rush hour.

If you've never held a travel card before and want to apply now - because you are aged 60 or over - pick up an application form from your nearest post office, from an Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT)Travel Centre or from the SPT's Travel Card Unit at:

Consort House
12 West George Street
Glasgow,
G2 1HN
Phone: 0141 333 3211

If you think you qualify for the entitlement card because you have a disability, you can get an application form from your local social work office. See the 'local social work area teams' page on the right hand menu.

How do I qualify for an entitlement card?

You must be 60 years of age or more, or be of fare paying age and qualify under one of the following criteria:

• you receive the higher rate of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance
• you receive the higher or middle rate of the care component of the Disability Living Allowance
• you receive Attendance Allowance
• you receive the mobility supplement of the Naval, Military and Air Forces (Disablement and Death) service pension
• you have a Blue Badge

If you are of fare paying age you must qualify under one of the following criteria:

• you have been certified and registered as blind or partially sighted
• you would be refused a driving licence because you fail to meet the eyesight standard
• you suffer bilateral hearing loss
• you live in a residential home or hospital and are eligible for the higher or middle rate of the care component of the Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance
• you have been refused a driving licence or have had your driving licence revoked on medical grounds, except for on the grounds of persistent drug or alcohol misuse
• you are under legal age to drive but would have a driving licence application refused on the grounds of impaired physical fitness except where the impairment is caused by persistent drug or alcohol misuse
• your ability to travel is impaired by a mental illness which has lasted for more than a year and you need to travel to keep health or social care appointments or take part in activities as part of a treatment, care or rehabilitation programme
• you have been diagnosed as terminally ill or with a progressive degenerative condition and your illness means your mobility and ability to carry out day to day activities are severely impaired
• you have lost one or both of your legs/one leg and one arm/both arms

If you are registered blind or partially sighted
If you receive Attendance Allowance or the care component of Disability Living Allowance, make this known when you apply so that you can be issued with an entitlement card 'with companion'. You need to send two passport type photographs with your application to:

Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired People
Mile End Centre
30 Seedhill Road
Paisley PA1 1JS
Phone: 0141 847 4977

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