Changes to concessionary travel from April 2011

From 1 April 2011 holders of the national bus pass under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) will need to pay a fixed fare of 30p for any journey starting before 9.30am Mondays to Fridays.

This fare will apply to all scheduled services operating within, from or between the areas covered by Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Councils. Travel at any other time remains free of charge.

The 30p concessionary fare applies only to pass holders whose English National Concessionary Travel Scheme pass was issued by Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Councils.

Travellers who hold passes issued by other authorities will need to pay full fare if they wish to travel before 9.30am or after 11.00pm Mondays to Fridays.

Pass holders boarding buses outside the area covered by the above councils will only be able to travel free of charge between 9.30am and 11.00pm on weekdays and at any time on weekends.