22 June 2008

Free concessionary travel update

On 1 April we posted details of the arrangements for concessionary pass holders travelling by local bus in the council areas within the LEYTR area as well as those adjoining it. There have been and are planned further alterations - all have been/are to be enhancements we're happy to say - and so it is now perhaps a good time to reprint the same details but to reflect the alterations:

FROM 1 AUGUST 2008

Those pass holders resident in their own council area (i.e. any of those listed below) are affected as follows on Mondays-Fridays (there are no weekend/bank holiday restrictions of any kind):

0930 - 2300: Cambridgeshire
0930 - 2300: East Riding of Yorkshire (unless in possession of an Early Bird pass)
No Restriction: Hull City Council
0930 - 2300: Leicestershire
No Restriction: Lincolnshire (excluding South Kesteven district council)
0830 - 2300: Norfolk
No Restriction: North East Lincolnshire
No Restriction: North Lincolnshire
0930 - 2300: Nottinghamshire
0930 - 2300: Peterborough City Council
0930 - 2300: Rutland
0900 - 2300: South Yorkshire

Residents in South Kesteven district council travelling in their own council area by local bus will be subject to the 0930-2300 time restriction Mon-Fri.

East Riding of Yorkshire council offer an Early Bird pass to its residents costing £15 p/a which removes the 0930-2300 time restriction at all times (i.e. travel outside these times is permitted).

Stagecoach in Peterborough, Stagecoach in the Fens, Stagecoach in Cambridge & Stagecoach in Huntingdon offer free travel after 2300 irrespective of locality.

Pass holders travelling in another council's area (i.e. any of those listed below) are affected as follows on Mondays-Fridays (there are no weekend/bank holiday restrictions of any kind):

0930 - 2300: Cambridgeshire
0930 - 2300: East Riding of Yorkshire
0930 - 2300: Hull City Council
0930 - 2300: Leicestershire
0930 - 2300: Lincolnshire
0930 - 2300: Norfolk
0930 - 2300: North East Lincolnshire
0930 - 2300: North Lincolnshire
0930 - 2300: Nottinghamshire
0930 - 2300: Peterborough City Council
0930 - 2300: Rutland
0900 - 2300: South Yorkshire***

Residents of Hull City Council may travel unrestricted in the East Riding of Yorkshire (i.e. outside the 0930-2300 restriction) if in possession of an Early Bird pass costing £15 p/a.

Residents of the East Riding of Yorkshire may travel free unrestricted in Hull City (i.e. outside the 0930-2300 restriction) if in possession of an Early Bird pass costing £15 p/a.

*** - the journey may commence anytime after 0900 from a neighbouring council's area provided the journey is not broken and ends in South Yorkshire. This does not apply to journeys being made from the Peak District.

Stagecoach in Peterborough, Stagecoach in the Fens, Stagecoach in Cambridge & Stagecoach in Huntingdon offer free travel after 2300 irrespective of locality.