Concessionary travel

Allerdale Borough Council offices will no longer be able to accept your bus pass applications or answer any related enquiries from 1^st April 2011.

Free Bus Travel for eligible residents will continue - the statutory national scheme will apply.

Scheme Reminder:

Free bus travel off peak only : between 9.30am and 11pm Monday to Friday, (and all day on Bank Holidays and weekends).

If you are of eligible age or have certain disabilities, you are entitled to free off-peak bus travel on local bus services – anywhere in England.

How do residents of Allerdale apply for concessionary travel?

Cumbria County Council will take over the responsibility for the National Concessionary Travel Scheme from 1^st April 2011. For further details see Cumbria County Council's webpage

Initially, the six main libraries throughout Cumbria will accept application forms and deal with concessionary bus travel enquiries. For residents of Allerdale, this will be Workington Library.

Enquiries by phone should be made to Cumbria County Council: Tel: 01228 606060

Additional scheme enhancements previously offered by Allerdale have been discontinued; however, you can purchase a Senior Railcard at a reduced price of £24 (while stocks last) at any of Allerdale Borough Council offices. You may purchase a Senior Rail Card even if you already have a NoWcard for bus travel.

Council offices opening hours:

Please visit the council offices page for contact details and addresses of these offices.

Further details of the scheme are available from the NoWcard Bureau and for card enquiries telephone helpline: 0845 058 1096   or you can connect to their web site at: http://www.nowcard.org/ 

To find out about how we use the information you provide, please visit the National fraud initiative page.

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