Petition · past parliament
Reduce the age for free bus passes to 60 for the whole of England.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Reduce the qualifying age for free bus travel to 60 for the whole of England in line with the rest of the United Kingdom.
Reducing the qualifying age to 60 may increase the use of public transport thereby reducing the amount of cars on the roads, in turn, reducing polution.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Give free bus passes to ALL in England at age 60
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Mar 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.