Bus permit for people with disabilities

> With your permit you can buy single tickets (or returns where available) at half the STANDARD adult fare on most bus services in Surrey.
> If you buy a return ticket you can normally only come back on a bus run by the same company. Check this with the driver on the outward journey.

> Disabled permits are accepted at any time

> To get a permit you must live in Surrey, be between 16 and pensionable age and one of the following:

> blind or partially sighted
> profoundly or severely deaf
> without speech
> suffering from a permanent disability or injury, which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on the ability to walk
> without the use of both arms
> have a learning disability
> refused or likely to be refused a driving licence on medical grounds

To apply for a new permit or if you lose your current permit, contact your Borough or District Council for an application form and details of how permits are issued in your area.ß To apply for a new permit or if you lose your current permit, contact your Borough Council for an application form and details of how permits are issued in your area.

> Each permit is valid until the end of March each year, and has to be renewed annually.

> It can only be used by the person whose signature is on the front.

Click on:
www.surreyonline.info for borough council contacts. Search for ‘bus passes’, then choose borough and you will be directed automatically to contact details.

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