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Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Negotiate UK-wide recognition of older person's bus passes

Closed 60 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the UK Government to negotiate reciprocal agreements with the devolved administrations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland so as to allow the recognition and use of free OAP bus passes across the whole of the UK.
Due to the amount of the State Pension we receive, it would help enormously for OAPs to be able to cross the borders and visit family and friends using their OAP bus pass. Travel costs and the fact these passes cannot be used across the whole of the UK make visiting other parts of the UK unaffordable to many.

But the Government can change this and make life better for OAPs.

Timeline

30 Mar 2023 Petition opened for signatures
30 Sep 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 60
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 30 Mar 2023
Closed 30 Sep 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.