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Under-22s made more than 21 million free bus journeys, figures show

More than 21 million bus journeys have been made by under-22s in Scotland since free travel was introduced, the Scottish Government have revealed. The Young Persons’ (under-22) Free Bus Travel Scheme began on January 31 and gives all those aged five ...

20 Sept 2022 at 13:28

Scotland

Plea for night buses to be included in free travel scheme for under 22s

Free bus travel for young people should be expanded to include night buses, the Liberal Democrats have said. Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie has challenged the Scottish Government to provide local authorities with the funding to make this happen,...

03 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Features

McHugh's Miscellany: 'Free' bus travel not helped by ‘phantom’ train bookings

I suppose it never dawned on me before that a free travel pass was anything other than what it stated - free. So it was with a sense of interest that I read that pensioners can now book and reserve seats on Expressway services online (and have for ...

16 Sept 2023 at 15:33

Scotland

More than 100 million bus journeys completed by under-22s with free travel

Ministers have hailed a “transformative” policy as figures show more than 100 million bus journeys were completed since the introduction of free travel for under-22s. Around 700,000 Scots are said to be registered for the scheme, which aims to ...

14 Dec 2023 at 16:33

Scotland

First year for free bus travel for under-22s sees almost 45m journeys made

Young Scots have taken almost 45 million free bus journeys since a “landmark” scheme was introduced a year ago. The Scottish Government introduced free bus travel for those aged under 22 in January 2022. Of the estimated 930,000 children and ...

31 Jan 2023 at 13:35

Scotland

Tories to force vote on asylum seeker free bus travel

The Scottish Tories are to force a vote in Holyrood on the Scottish Government’s plans to extend free bus travel to asylum seekers. The party announced the move on Tuesday after the policy was brought back in the budget last week, having ...

10 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Swinney: Tory debate on free bus travel for asylum seekers an ‘enormous regret’

A Scottish Conservative debate opposing free bus travel for asylum seekers will be a “moment of enormous regret”, the First Minister has said. The party called the debate for Wednesday, a week after the Finance Secretary’s Budget ...

11 Dec 2024 at 13:33

Scotland

Not racist to question free bus travel for asylum seekers, says Alba’s McEleny

There is “nothing racist” about politicians questioning Scottish Government plans to spend millions providing free bus travel for asylum seekers, a senior figure in the Alba Party has insisted. Chris McEleny, the general ...

13 Dec 2024 at 11:01

Scotland

Minister backs proposal to strip free bus passes from anti-social passengers

Those responsible for repeated acts of anti-social behaviour on buses could have their free bus passes stripped from them, after a minister backed proposals to do so. Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop said the Government ...

27 Nov 2024 at 17:09

Scotland

Harvie says U-turn on free travel for asylum seekers will have ‘profound impact’

Patrick Harvie has said the decision not to go ahead with a free bus travel scheme for asylum seekers will have a “profound impact” on some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland. The Scottish Greens co-leader said ...

09 Oct 2024 at 20:58

Scotland

Work under way to remove free bus travel for poor behaviour, says Hyslop

The Scottish Government is working to make public transport safer in Scotland, including removing free bus travel if needed, a minister has said. During climate action, energy and transport questions at Holyrood on ...

04 Sept 2025 at 16:34

Scotland

We will strip free bus passes from anti-social youngsters, says Swinney

Young people breaking the rules on buses could soon lose their free travel pass under plans by the First Minister. John Swinney said work is under way to develop a system that would strip under-22s of their ...

01 May 2025 at 14:00

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