The All Wales Concessionary Fare Scheme, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and Local Authorities, entitles people over 60 and people with certain disabilities who are resident in Wales to travel free on local bus services throughout Wales.
You are entitled to a free concessionary travel pass if you are a permanent Denbighshire resident AND if you are:
- Aged 60 or over
- Registered blind or partially sighted
- Registered profoundly or severely deaf
- Without speech
- Without arms or have long term loss of the use of both arms
- Disabled or have suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long term adverse impact on your ability to walk
- In receipt of Disability Living Allowance (with HIGHER rate mobility content)
- In receipt of a war pensioner's mobility supplement
- Learning disabled, that is, with a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind that includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning
- Unable to be granted, if an application was made, a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988, pursuant to section 92 of the Act, (physical fitness) otherwise than on the ground of persist misuse of drugs or alcohol i.e. had a driving licence refused on medical grounds.
The above list is not exhaustive. Applications will be considered from persons not included in the above list, subject to medical advice or independent medical evidence being provided or sought as appropriate. There may be a charge for this service which will be payable by the applicant.
To apply for your free bus pass all you have to is complete an application form and return it in one of the following ways: -
- By post
- To your nearest Council Offices in Denbighshire
- To your nearest One Stop Shop or Library in Denbighshire
You will need to supply the following documentation with your application: -
- A completed application form.
- A recent full face colour passport size photograph with your name PRINTED on the back
- Proof of permanent residence in Denbighshire such as an electric, gas or ideally your council tax bill or other official document showing your name and address
- Proof of entitlement such as your birth certificate, passport, medical card or driving licence to show your age or letter of benefit, or other official papers holding your date of birth
Photocopies are acceptable. If you are disabled you will need to supply evidence of your disability.
If you have any enquiries or require an application form, please contact:
Passenger Transport
Transport and Infrastructure Department
Denbighshire County Council
Caledfryn, Smithfield Road
Denbigh
Denbighshire LL16 3RJ
Telephone Customer Services: 01824 706000 (general enquiries)
If you have any queries regarding an existing application or a disabled pass, please contact Passenger Transport on 01824 706886
(pdf, 60.03 KB) Bus Pass Details Leaflet
(pdf, 158.47 KB) Full details of who is eligible for a bus pass and how to apply.
