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Disabled persons bus passes can be applied for in the same way as for those who have reached 60 years of age.

The qualifying criteria have not changed and is as below.

There are seven categories of disability under which a person can be entitled to concessionary bus travel. An eligible person is someone who:
- is blind or partially sighted
- is profoundly or severely deaf,
- is without speech,
- has a disability, or has suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the ability to walk,
- is without arms or has long-term loss of the use of both arms,
- has a learning disability, which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning,
- would have an application for a driving licence under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988, refused on the grounds of physical fitness (section 92) Note that licence refusals on the grounds of persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol do not qualify for a concession.

People suffering from other health problems that do not fall under one of these categories are not entitled to claim free travel under this scheme.

Proof of a qualifying disability is as follows:

Evidence of registration as a blind or deaf person
Receipt of the higher rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance
War Pensioners Mobility Supplement
Doctors certificate
Confirmation of attendance at a centre for adults with a learning disability, which started before adulthood and has a lasting effect on their day to day living.

2008 Bus pass guidance notes

Disabled Persons

Lynda Wilkinson

South Holland District Council, Council Offices, Priory Road, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 2XE