Information
for Dundee City Council Scheme C (Senior Citizen) concession pass
holders
As
you are no doubt aware, your concession pass allows you to travel
within the Dundee City area [plus to/from Monifeith/Ashludie].
Travel is now free from 9.30am weekdays, and all times on
Saturdays & Sundays. Free travel applies until the last bus -
no afternoon restrictions. For those who travel before 9.30am,
you will pay 35p.
For
travel within Dundee City, your pass can be used on any local
service bus provided by: Fisher Tours, Meffans Coaches,
Stagecoach in Fife, Stagecoach in Perth, Strathtay Scottish,
Travel Dundee.
Your
pass does not, however, get you very far if you want to go out of
town! However, the operators below have specially discounted
tickets and offers to allow travel at a discounted rate. The
companies offer these tickets "off their own back", and
these are not subsidised by
funds from the Council. As such, these
offers (and the prices) may vary at any time. Use these prices
for guidance only, as these may vary by a few pence from time to
time.
You are reminded that this
information was correct at the time of compiling, and can change
at any time. This site is (c) ScotBus 2002/2003. Last
updated May 2003.
| Meffan's Coaches
& Strathtay Scottish |
- A special "Day
Rover" ticket is sold on any Meffan or
Strathtay service bus. For concession pass
holders, the price is just £2.75.
- Your first journey
MUST start within the Dundee city boundary to get
the ticket for £2.75. After you have bought it,
you are free to travel wherever you like on
Strathtay and Meffan services for the rest of
that day.
- Tickets can also be
used on Stagecoach Perth journeys on Service 16
(Dundee-Perth), and Stagecoach Fife buses between
Dundee and Newport/Wormit area but the ticket
must be bought on a Strathtay, or Meffan, bus.
- No need to buy in
advance, Just show your pass to any
Strathtay/Meffan bus driver/conductor and ask for
an OAP Rover ticket. Keep the ticket with your
pass, and show the two to any inspectors, and to
each bus driver/conductor's vehicle you board for
the rest of the day.
- Travel to places
such as Perth, Blairgowrie, Alyth, Kirriemuir,
Forfar. Brechin, Montrose, Edzell. Arbroath, and
many places in-between! Also, many less-often
services can take you even further afield!
- This represents a
50% discount off the full £5.50 Adult Rover
price.
|
| National Express |
- Elderly persons can
apply for a Discount Coach Card. This gives
passengers a discount every journey they make.
For details visit http://www.gobycoach.com
- This represents a
discount of 20-35% on the full adult fare.
- At certain times of
the year, even cheaper special offer fares are on
sale. Publicity about these is printed in the
press, and is on the website.
|
| Scottish
Citylink |
- Elderly persons can
apply for a Smart Card. This gives passengers a
discount every journey they make. For details
visit http://www.citylink.co.uk
- This represents a
discount of 20-35% on the full adult fare.
- At certain times of
the year, even cheaper special offer fares are on
sale. Publicity about these is printed in the
press, and is on the website.
|
| Stagecoach in
Fife (STAGECOACH EXPRESS X54) |
One-third off discount
was withdrawn by this operator in late-April, with no
warning or prior notification. |
| Stagecoach in
Perth |
- Bus drivers also
sell a one-day Explorerticket, valid for
the full day on ALL Stagecoach in Perth services
- to Dundee, Perth, Dunkeld, Pitlochry, Crieff,
Comrie, Stirling, and all points in-between.
- They can also be
used on Stagecoach Bluebird and Stagecoach in
Inverness buses. The same offer apples.
- Tickets can be
used on the Strathtay buses on Service 16 Dundee
- Perth, but must be bought from a Stagecoach
Perth bus. This ticket costs £5.50, or
£4.50 when purchased after 0900 (presently, the
first Stagecoach in Perth Service 16 leaves from
Dundee Bus Station at 0915).
- PRICE TO BE
CONFIRMED - AS THIS IS LIKELY TO HAVE CHANGED
SUBSEQUENTLY
|
Train
companies offer similar discounts through a "Senior Citizens
Railcard" as well as through special seasonal promotions.
For details visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
