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Lewes District Council
Southover House
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1AB
Tel: 01273 484025
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Bus passes
A concessionary bus pass is available to those over 60 years or with certain disabilities to travel free on local buses throughout the district and England.
The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme allows pass holders to travel for free on local buses during off-peak hours anywhere in England.
You must be aged over 60 years old, or have a disability causing severe walking difficulty, be without the use of both arms, partially sighted or registered blind, profoundly or severely deaf, have a learning disability or be without speech, or be unable to drive a car for medical reasons. Proof of eligibility is required.
Applications
To apply, complete the paper form and return along with one recent passport photograph, address and proof of eligibility. Once issued, a pass will be valid until the end of March 2011.
Passes are sent by post and should be received within 14 days of us receiving your application. Unfortunately, you cannot collect a pass from our offices as they are produced by and dispatched direct from our specialist supplier.
Please ring 01273 484025 immediately if your card is lost or stolen. We will cancel the missing pass and order a replacement. There will normally be a charge for this.
If you move house within the Lewes District, please inform us of your change of address. If you move out of the District, you will need to return your pass to us and contact the District or Borough Council for the area you are moving to. They will issue you with a new pass.
Using Passes
Lewes District passes can be used for journeys starting within the district between the 9am and 11pm weekdays and at any time during the weekend and Bank Holidays.
Outside the Lewes District different times are in operation. It is likely passes can only be used from 9.30am.
Visitors to the district holding passes issued by other councils can use them between 9.30 am and 11pm weekdays and at any time during the weekend and Bank Holidays. These off-peak house are set by the Government
UK Travel
The National Pass can be used in England only for travel on local buses. National Express coaches are not included in the scheme. Passes can be used in London but only to travel on buses at off peak times.
Documents
Bus Pass Application Form (0.20mb)
Documents required as proof of eligibility for bus pass application.
Proof of eligibility (0.03mb)
