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What is senior rate Oyster card?

The 60+ Oystercard allows Londoners to travel for free on TfL services from 09:00 weekdays, as well as anytime on weekends and bank holidays.



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If you live in London, you can travel free on buses, tubes and other transport when you're 60, but only within London. In Wales you can get a bus pass when you reach 60. Enter your postcode to: apply for a bus pass from your local council.

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60+ London Oyster photocard This allows you to travel for free on most public transport in London. You can apply from two weeks before your 60th birthday.

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Having carefully considered an equality impact assessment, and stakeholder feedback, I confirmed on Wednesday 18 January 2023 that the temporary travel time restrictions on 60+ Oyster and Older Person's Freedom Passes would become permanent.

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Image courtesy of Shutterstock. Children under 11 travel free on most public transport services in London when accompanied by a fare-paying adult, or with a 5-10 Zip Oyster photocard. Children aged 11 to 15 years old can get free or discounted travel with a Zip Oyster photocard, or a Young Visitor discount.

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Free prescriptions and Sight tests Once you hit 60 years old, medicine prescribed by your doctor is free anywhere in the United Kingdom. Before this age, you can access free prescriptions in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. However, those residing in England will have to part with £8.60 in prescription charges.

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You can get an older person's bus pass when you reach State Pension age, which is currently 66 for both women and men. If you're 60 or over and live in London, then you can get free travel on buses, trains and other modes of transport in and around London with a 60+ London Oyster photocard.

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You need to provide:
  • Active email address.
  • Details from your valid, machine-readable passport or your valid UK driving licence (full or provisional)
  • A colour image of your valid, machine-readable passport. ...
  • Digital photo of you which must be a .jpg, .bmp or .gif file and be less than 6MB.


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You'll automatically get the disabled person's Freedom Pass if you meet one of the following criteria: receive the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance. receive eight points or more in the 'moving around' component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

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Since June 2020, older Londoners have not been able to use their Older Persons' Freedom Pass or their 60+ Oyster card between 04:30am and 09:00am on weekday mornings. Since then older Londonder's travel concessions have become increasingly under threat.

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If you're 60 or over and live in London, then you can get free travel on buses, trains and other modes of transport in and around London with a 60+ London Oyster photocard.

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Never expires: You can stash your Oyster card for your next trip and, even if it is many years later, it will still work. All you need to do is top up when you're there and you're ready to go!

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The good news is that some great over 60s discounts are available to help people save money on travel.
  • National Rail Senior Railcard. ...
  • National Express Senior Coachcard. ...
  • Free London Travel. ...
  • Bus Pass. ...
  • Passport Fees. ...
  • Discounted hotels.


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Your bus pass is valid for use on all registered Bus services within England, so if you are visiting other places you should be able to use your pass. It is not valid in Wales* or Scotland.

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London buses are all cashless, so you need an Oyster card, Travelcard or contactless payment card to ride. Bus fare is £1.75, and a day of bus-only travel will cost a maximum of £5.25. You can transfer to other buses or trams for free an unlimited number of times within one hour of touching in for your first journey.

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