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Concessionary travel scheme for disabled people

 

Who is eligible?
The travel concession is available to permanent residents in the borough of Warrington who are eligible because of a disability.  You are eligible disabled if you:

  • are blind or partially sighted
  • are profoundly or severely deaf
  • are without speech
  • have a disability, or have suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long-term effect on your ability to walk
  • do not have arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms
  • have a learning disability - a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning, or
  • 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 alchol.

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Is there a payment for the concession?

Bus passes are issued free of charge.          

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Conditions relating to the concession

  1. Where a bus pass is lost or destroyed a replacement bus pass can be issued on production of another passport sized photograph.  There will be a charge of £5 for the first card lost and £10 for subsequent losses.  There will be no charge if the pass has been stolen, however a crime number will need to be produced.
  2. New applicants must complete the application form and send it to the address shown below. The application will then be assessed and you will be contacted within 14 days of receipt. Initial assessment of your application will be completed within 14 days. If successful your bus pass will be forwarded to your home address.  If a medical opinion is required from either your doctor or the council’s occupational health specialist, a letter will be sent to you advising you of this. The evidence of entitlement (as stated on the application form) must be attached at the time of application. All applications for a bus pass must be accompanied by a recent (up to five years old) passport sized photograph.
  3. The bus pass is the property of Warrington Borough Council and should be returned to Contact Warrington, 26-30 Horsemarket St, Warrington when no longer required.
  4. The bus pass is for the use of the person named on it and must not be used by anyone else.  Any misuse may result in the bus pass being withdrawn and legal proceedings being commenced.
  5. The bus pass may be withdrawn or its conditions changed at any time at the discretion of the council.          

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What evidence of entitlement has to be produced?

Click here for futher details regarding evidence that will be accepted in support of your English National Bus pass for disabled persons.

IMPORTANT

IN ALL CASES, EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY AND ADDRESS (FOR EXAMPLE, A BENEFIT BOOK AND BANK STATEMENT) MUST ALSO BE PRODUCED.

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When will the bus pass be issued?

Initial assessment of your application will be completed within 14 days. If successful, your bus pass will be posted to your home address. If a medical opinion is required from either your doctor or the council’s occupational health specialist then a letter will be sent to you advising you of this.

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Application form

A hard copy of the application can be downloaded for completion or you may wish to complete this online.



Last updated 25/02/2010 15:26:37


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