Apply for a Disabled Person's Travel Pass

Travel passes are issued free of charge by Travel South Yorkshire. They entitle the holder to free, anytime travel in South Yorkshire on:

  • local bus services, trams and trains
  • Northern Rail services between South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire
  • buses throughout England at off-peak times (these are between 9:30am and 11pm weekdays, all day at weekends and on Bank Holidays)

Qualifying benefit

If you receive one of the following, you will automatically qualify for a Disabled Persons Travel Pass. You must apply directly to Travel South Yorkshire providing evidence of your qualifying benefit.

  • higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP) standard rate mobility with an award of at least 8 points for Moving Around or Communicating Verbally
  • PIP Enhanced Rate for Mobility (at least 8 points awarded for moving around)
  • War Pensioner’s mobility supplement

If you have no qualifying benefit

If you live in South Yorkshire, you may qualify for a pass if you:

  • are blind or partially sighted
  • are deaf or without speech
  • have a disability which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to walk
  • do not have arms or have long-term loss of the use of your arms
  • have a learning disability
  • have been or would be refused a driver’s licence on medical grounds (other than on the grounds of persistent misuse of drugs and alcohol)

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