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The National Entitlement Card allows eligible individuals to access free bus travel across Scotland. Contact your local authority, or SPT in some areas, to apply or renew

The National Entitlement Card allows disabled and elderly people in Scotland who meet the scheme eligibility criteria to travel for free on the nation’s bus networks

All young people and children aged 5-21 years can apply for a card to access the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme.

​​Residents of the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland who have a National Entitlement Card can also get two free return ferry journeys to the mainland each year

The Thistle Assistance Card and App was developed to make using public transport easier for older people and those with disabilities or illness

Following the consultation on Free Bus Travel for Older and Disabled People and Modern Apprentices, there will be no change to the bus pass age of eligibility.

Non-bus concessions also delivered on the National Entitlement Card (NEC)