Get Disabled Freedom Pass Application Form - Merton Council - Merton Gov

The agreement that TfL has with London Councils is that the Older Persons Freedom Pass is valid 9am to 4.30am Monday to Friday and all day on weekends and Bank Holidays. A Disabled Freedom Pass is valid all day every day. London Councils fund all the journeys that are made at those times.

If you are deemed eligible for any other form of travel benefit, such as the Freedom Pass for example, this is not relevant to your eligibility for a Blue Badge. ... The Blue Badge is issued under completely separate legislation, and councils don't have any discretionary powers to change the criteria.

Free travel is valid on these routes at any time: National Rail routes on which any Freedom Pass holder may travel free from 9.30am Monday to Friday and at any time weekends and public holidays.

The Freedom Pass allows you to travel on local bus services across England during off-peak times - 9.30am to 11pm Monday to Friday and all day at other times.

Freedom Passes have a set renewal date on 31 March, five years after you were issued your pass. You'll receive a renewal application form in the year of renewal. To renew your pass, return the completed form before the deadline.

There are no restrictions for people who have a Disabled Person's Freedom Pass. Passengers with a 60+ London Oyster photocard, Older Person's Freedom Pass or English National Concessionary Scheme pass are not able to use their card between 4.30am-9am, Monday to Friday on TfL services (bus, Tube and DLR).

However, if they have not received their new pass by now they should email info@freedompass.org or call the Freedom Pass helpline on 0300 330 1433. Please note that people with a Disabled Persons Freedom Pass may be contacted directly by their local council to renew their pass.

Getting a disabled person's bus pass You'll be able to get a bus pass if: you're blind or partially sighted, deaf or unable to speak. you can't walk very far because of a disability, illness or injury. you don't have arms or can't use your arms.

If you believe you fulfil the eligible criteria and are entitled to a Disabled Persons Freedom Pass you need to contact your borough for an application form. You can find a list of boroughs, their websites and their telephone numbers at the bottom of this page.

receive the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance. receive eight points or more in the 'moving around' component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)