New Bus Pass on the Cards

We all know that ‘you cannae shove yer granny off the bus’ – but from January, she might not be able to get on the bus if she hasn’t updated her bus pass!
The old bus passes have been replaced by a new, updated travel pass. These will be the only passes accepted on the buses from the New Year so if you normally get the bus to pop to the shops, visit a friend or to just get around, make sure you have got your updated travel pass.
The new look over 60s card looks very similar to the old ones. The big change is the logo in the bottom left corner. The new cards say ‘mygovscot’ or ‘saltirecard’ so if your card still has the ‘onescotland’, you need to update it. The new cards don’t have a ‘valid to’ date either.
Anyone who hasn’t got their new travel card still has time to get one.
Chair of Swestrans, Tom McAughtrie, said “in a region as rural as ours, people depend on the local bus to get around. We want to make sure that everyone who uses the bus has a new travel card so that they can use the bus in the New Year. The Council has been contacting people to make sure that they replace their card, but there are still 1500 people who have used their bus pass in the past year that haven’t replaced their card yet. It’s not too late – get in touch with the Council today and you can still have your card in time for Christmas.”