Pensioner bus pass doubts

clipped from www.eveningtimes.co.uk FREE bus travel for all of Scotland's over-60s may not be affordable in the long term, a report has said. Keeping the scheme in its present form should be viewed as a "significant" undertaking by the Scottish Government, the report said. And more work should be done to examine the long-term sustainability of the scheme. advertisement "There are financial and economic factors that could make it difficult to sustain the scheme in its current form in the longer term," it said. Long-term possibilities may include changing eligibility rules or restricting travel to off-peak periods. The report, by a review body set up by the Scottish Government, recommends no immediate change beyond extending the scope of the scheme to injured forces veterans from April 2011 - a recommendation that was immediately accepted by ministers.

This is in Scotland. In Blackpool there is not doubt. If Peter Callow had his way he would abolish it today. That £15K - that's fifteen thousand pounds stirling - he and his wife claimed for expenses would go a long way to easing disabled riders and pensioners dilemmas.