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Eligibility

This half fare concessionary travel pass is available only to those individuals who are registered as partially sighted with their local Health & Social Services Trust, are aged between 16 and 64 and have been resident in Northern Ireland for a minimum period of 3 months.

How to Apply

Application forms can be obtained from all Translink Bus and Rail stations, by telephone 0845 600 0049 or by e-mailing your request to transport.policy@drdni.gov.uk

Terms and Conditions of use

  • The Concessionary Travel SmartPass is issued for the sole purpose of proving eligibility for half fare concessionary travel within Northern Ireland on scheduled services operated by Translink and other operators and must be presented on every journey in order for this concession to be received.
  • The pass remains the property of the Department for Regional Development and may be withdrawn at any time.
  • The personal information you and your signatory provide on this form will be processed and held by Translink for the purposes of managing and operating the Concessionary Fares Scheme. The Department for Regional Development sponsors this scheme and may use non-personal statistical data collected and provided by Translink to analyse current and plan for future uses of the scheme. The Department may also use personal data provided by Translink to investigate cases of alleged fraudulent use.
  • The use of this Pass is subject to the full conditions of carriage of the Public Transport undertaking.
  • This Pass is NOT TRANSFERABLE, nor is any ticket issued in conjunction with it.
  • The half fare concession is based on half the standard adult single ticket. It may not be used in connection with any other Translink offers.
  • This concession is not available on cross border services. Not all modes of public transport will be fully accessible.
  • Application for a Concessionary Travel SmartPass will not affect your rights or eligibility to DLA.
  • Refunds will NOT be given to applicants if their current period of entitlement expires prior to any new DLA application being processed.

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