Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Extend concessionary bus passes for the elderly and disabled to all hours
Closed
73 signatures
What the petition asks
The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) only gives people over state pension age and people with an eligible disability a right to free travel on bus services from 9.30am-11pm. This should be extended so eligible people can travel for free on buses at any time.
Many disabled and older people need to access public transport for medical appointments, to go to work, or school. Restricting their rights to free bus travel to certain times is not fair, and can mean they cannot travel to work/school/appointments for free at standard times - most work and school places start at 9 - so special arrangements often have to be made, or they get turned down. Make the right to free travel equal, no matter the time of day.
Timeline
| 22 Nov 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 May 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
73
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
22 Nov 2021
Closed
22 May 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.