North West - Have you upgraded your pass?

Have you upgraded your pass?

18 September 2008

North West residents eligible for free concessionary bus travel are being urged to obtain their new style national concessionary travel pass, because their old style pass will not be valid for travel after Tuesday 30 September 2008.

The Government deadline means an old-style “local” concessionary passes will no longer be valid for free bus travel - even if it has not reached the expiry date printed on it. This change applies to all Concessionary passes issued before 1 April 2008 – when new national concessionary travel pass was first made available.

Once the 1 October 2008 deadline is reached, bus drivers will no longer accept old-style concessionary passes. These customers will need to pay the appropriate full adult fare for the journeys, and will need to speak with their local authority to find out how to obtain a new concessionary pass instead.

A spokesperson for Nexus, said: “New national passes, giving pensioners and disabled passengers free travel anywhere in England, became available in April this year.

“Whilst most concessionaries throughout the region have the new passes – we know some people are showing the old green passes when boarding buses, and they won’t be able to do this after 30 September 2008.

“If you have the new white national pass, that’s the one to use from now on.”

People who have not received the new pass – which is white with a red rose in the top left corner and contains a small local authority (or Nexus) logo - should contact their local council office before the end of September.

Passengers have been permitted to use their old passes for travel up to 30 September to ensure a smooth transition to the new cards. But that Government-imposed changeover period is nearly at an end and it is essential that concessionaires carry and use the new free national pass in future.

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