on the news this morning it said from today you can use your bus pass all over the country now i know there was a thread on this a while ago but on that
thread there was some questions about can you use them in scotland from what i heard at 6am on the radio i think you can . happy traveling linda
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Posts: 5284 (01/04/2008 07:19:58) |
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Posts: 5284 (01/04/2008 07:31:54) |
i forgot to say you ca use them outside of where you live from 9.30 am until 11 pm i think thats what they told me disabled bus pass is what i have and because
i live in london i can use that anytime within london but out side upminster is after 9.30
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Posts: 770 (01/04/2008 09:51:54) |
My friend had her new pass last week (I'm still waiting for mine) but it specifically said it could not be used in Scotland
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Posts: 653 (01/04/2008 10:09:57) |
thats the news for you they never bother to get all of the facts on these things on one bulletin they claimed you could go on coaches. very misleading.
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Posts: 29930 (01/04/2008 10:12:09) Administrator |
murchison wrote: They say after 9.30 here and we are before Upminster. However no one takes any notice and many pensioners try to get on the buses before that and argue with the driver. |
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Posts: 857 (01/04/2008 10:26:29) |
I got mine yesterday and it said it could NOT be used in Wales or Scotland.
You can only use them on local bus routes anywhere in England, and after 9:30 am until 6:30 the following morning and anytime of day on weekends and Bank Holidays. They cant be used on coach trips or National Express, so if you wanted to do a long journey you would have to keep changing buses so you only used the bus in each separate area of the journey. We can use ours on Mersey Ferries as well and the local train service, so they are quite flexible Eli xx |
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Posts: 2775 (01/04/2008 10:28:57) |
Must get mine. Any ideas as to how to get a bus service out here in the country? !!!!
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Posts: 291 (01/04/2008 10:29:21) |
I'm still waiting for mine lol
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Posts: 5284 (01/04/2008 10:38:51) |
Eli wrote: i was told the other day that national express do a discount if you have a bus pass going to look into this as i am going to scotland this year and dont think i can get there by train this year its to much and to cramped on the train |
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Posts: 3826 (01/04/2008 10:39:25) |
Just to add ,that we cannot use our bus pass in England either. Hugs Rita xxxxxxx
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Posts: 5284 (01/04/2008 10:44:40) |
its all very miss leading i wish they would give us info on it all i have is word of mouth from my council
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Posts: 857 (01/04/2008 10:47:33) |
So much so for a United Kingdom when we are all segregated to using our passes in our own countries.
Dont you get the feeling that the authourites seem to be just as confused as us, they all have different rulings on the so called Country wide pass. I also heard on TV this morning that some areas will have to cut some services to fund the use of the passes. 
So who knows we may all have passes to travel around and no buses to use them on 
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Posts: 5284 (01/04/2008 10:52:55) |
Eli wrote: oh boy eli it as to be darft or i wouldnt think i was living in england |
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Posts: 653 (01/04/2008 10:58:07) |
but we are not a uk anymore scotland has its own parliament and wales its assembley so they set their own budgets an rules.
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Posts: 857 (01/04/2008 11:01:23) |
Ahhh but if we fill in forms online we still get the option of UK as our country of residence.
One mixed up place is Great Britian or should that be UK or maybe England Ireland or Scotland and Wales... ohhh boy I have a headache now, better go lie down in a dark room 
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Posts: 2150 (01/04/2008 11:02:09) |
I can only use mine in Wales, and only on local bus services.Use it quite often if I'm only going shopping for a few items as it saves on the car. Can use
it on the train also but you only have a certain discount but not sure how much as I lost the leaflet that came with it.
Sandra xx 
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Posts: 5284 (01/04/2008 11:06:37) |
in London can travel all round London on the tube for free but i dont use the tube if i can help it not since the London bombs if i go up town i get the
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Posts: 1374 (01/04/2008 11:16:25) |
I have not recieved a new one dont know much about it are you supposed to apply for a new one or are they issued automaticaly, can anyone tell me.
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Posts: 5284 (01/04/2008 11:19:18) |
is it a disabled one celia oap is at the post office disabled ones up here you have to renew defore the 31st they send us out letters then for me its a five
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Posts: 4050 (01/04/2008 11:22:57) |
Celia - if it's an OAP pass you will automatically get the new one without having to apply. My pass was due in December and when I renewed it I was only
given one until the end of March. Yesterday morning the post delivered my country wide one. Eric received his yesterday as well so our bus company were on the
ball - makes a change.
 Hazel
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Posts: 3073 (01/04/2008 11:23:37) |
I know that up here in Scotland you can get a discount on ferry and train travel too.....Ann d xxx
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