Bus pass - older people or disabled people

Please note since April 1, 2011 Kent County Council now administers the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme.  All applications must now be submitted to KCC.  Applications forms are currently available at the Gateway, King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ. More information on how to apply for a bus pass can be found from Kent County Council's transport web pages

Questions

All queries regarding concessionary fares should be put in writing to:

English National Concessionary Travel Scheme

(ENCTS) Invicta House

County Hall

Maidstone, Kent

ME14 1XX

or you can call the KCC 24 hour helpline on 08458 247 802

Kent County Council have issued the following statement: "From April 1 this year Kent County Council will take over administration of the Concessionary Travel Scheme which provides free local bus travel for elderly and disabled people from Kent’s district and borough councils. Government funding for the scheme will be reduced at the same time, meaning that we will receive less money to pay for the scheme than the districts have in the past.

As a result we will now operate the national standard scheme, from 9.30am to 11pm Monday to Friday and all day at weekends and on bank holidays. For the past three years the scheme allowed pass holders to travel from 9am on weekdays". 

Useful Links

Arriva or call 0871 200 22 33. 

Bus services and other public transport including Dial-a-Ride, please visit Kent County Council's website.

Kent Karrier is a fully accessible transport service that takes its members from their door to places in the Maidstone Borough area. It currently consists of a weekly shopping service to Maidstone and a separate Dial-A-Ride operation. For more information telephone 01622 605349

Voluntary Action Maidstone (VAM)

Age Concern operate volunteer mini bus services to various of their day centres from Maidstone and the surrounding area. For more information telephone 01622 753618 or in writing to;-

Age Concern Maidstone, 11 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6XH

National Rail enquiries

Department of Transport on Concessionary Fares

Governments Hospital Travel Cost Scheme