Countywide free Bus Permit

Any application for a free Countywide Bus Permit MUST be made in person by the applicant at either St Albans District Council Offices or at Harpenden Town Council.
All applicants will need to provide two recent colour passport photographs when making an application.

Anyone over the age of 60 and disabled people under the age of 60 are entitled to apply for a free bus permit. The permit allows free travel on local buses in Hertfordshire at anytime of day. There are certain routes outside of the county to which your permit will entitle you to free travel, please refer to the leaflet ‘Concessionary Bus Fares’ issued with your permit for full details.

A person aged 60 or over who is a permanent resident of the St Albans district

A disabled person under 60 who is a permanent resident of the St Albans district and meets one of the following criteria:

A. Blind or Partially sighted
B. Profoundly or severely deaf
C. Without speech
D. Have a permanent disability or have suffered an injury which has a substantial long term adverse effect on your ability to walk
E. Do not have arms or have long term loss of the use of both arms
F. Have a learning disability that is a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind, which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning
G. Ineligible for a Driving Licence on medical grounds (except on the grounds of persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol)

For further information on Government guidance about eligible disabilities please click here

All applicants will need to supply one of the following as proof of residency:

• A recent utility bill
• A current Council Tax Bill
• A current Tenancy Agreement

All applicants aged 60 or over will also have to supply one of the following as proof of age:

• Birth Certificate
• Passport
• Driving Licence

All applicants applying for a disabled person’s bus permit will also have to supply one of the following as proof of disability:

• Disability Living Allowance
• Severe Disablement Allowance
• War Disablement Pension (mobility supplement)
• Attendance Allowance
• Long Term Incapacity Benefit
• Registered Partially Sighted / Blind Certificate
• Herts County Council Sensory Disability Card indicating either Blind, Partially Sighted or Profoundly Deaf
• Letter from the DVLA revoking your Driving Licence

Over 60 application form

Disabled application form

Lost permits must be reported to the council immediately and the holder will be advised to wait 1 week in case the permit is handed in or returned to the council via the freepost address. You will be contacted by a member of the Bus Permit Section if your permit is returned to the council offices.

You can get a replacement Bus Permit / Photocard at the District Council Offices or from Harpenden Town Council. You will need to provide proof of your identity and another recent colour passport size photograph for a replacement photocard.

Application form for replacement Travel Permit / Photocard