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Disabled bus passes during peak hours
P003099 - 08 September 2025 to 13 October 2025
Presentations: 2
Presenters: 1
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At a Glance
This petition concerning disabled bus passes during peak hours was presented to Parliament 2 times by 1 MP.
Issue Summary
The petitioners from North Yorkshire declare that restricting the use of disabled persons’ bus passes during peak hours is unfair and places additional barriers on disabled people, who already face significant structural and societal inequalities.
Action Requested
The House of Commons urges the Government to allow disabled people to use their bus passes at all times of day, including during peak hours.
Key Facts
- Restricting bus pass usage during peak hours is seen as unfair for disabled individuals.
- ENCTS provides free off-peak bus travel from 9.30 am to 11.00 pm on weekdays and all day at weekends and bank holidays.
- The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually.
- Approximately 78% of local authorities extend the beginning of the statutory time period during weekdays.
- York and North Yorkshire combined authority has been allocated £12.7 million in funding to support bus services.
- Greater Manchester is running trials allowing ENCTS pass holders to travel at all times of day.
Presentation Timeline
MPs presented this petition on the following dates. Each card shows the presenters and any recorded remarks.
Presented
13 October 2025
Tom Gordon
Lib Dem
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Presented
08 September 2025
Tom Gordon
Lib Dem
Harrogate and Knaresborough
I rise to present a petition on disabled bus passes and their use during peak hours. At the moment, across England, there is a 9.30 am barrier, as before that time people are not guaranteed to be able to use their disabled bus pass. This varies wildly across England, depending on whether different local authorities subsidise and enhance that concession. I believe, as do the petitioners and others, that people live with their disabilities 24/7 and that those disabilities do not know the bounds of such arbitrary time limits.
I thank Jackie Snape of Disability Action Yorkshire, the Royal National Institute of Blind People, Waterside Changemakers and all the other campaign groups who have helped with the campaign and the petition. We know that disabled people already face unfair and additional barriers when participating in society. These structural and societal inequalities include higher living costs and limited transport options.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to allow disabled people to use their bus passes at all times of day, including during peak hours, to promote fairness, independence and equal access to public transport.
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