Disabled People's Travel Pass or Freedom Pass

The disabled persons travel pass, known as the freedom pass gives you free travel on buses, tube, trains, Docklands Light Railway and trams in London.

Who can get a disabled persons freedom pass?

There are categories of disability in the Transport Act 2000 which make you eligible for a freedom pass. These are listed below. You must be living in Southwark at the time of making your application and when the pass is issued.

You will be eligible for a freedom pass if you

• Are blind or partially sighted
• Are profoundly or severely deaf
• Are without speech
• Have a disability or have suffered an injury that has a substantial and long term adverse effect on your ability to walk
• Have a learning difficulty
• Do not have arms or have a long-term loss of the use of both arms
• Would be refused a driving licence under section 92 of the Road Traffic Act 1988

How much does a disabled persons freedom pass cost?

We pay for the pass, but you will have to provide two passport-sized photographs with your application.

If the pass is used for a journey on national rail to travel beyond the Greater London area, then the extra onward cost of the journey must be paid before boarding the train.

Applying for a disabled persons freedom pass

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Guidance notes

Read our Freedom pass guidance notes (pdf 73kb) to help you find out if you qualify. There are also notes to help you in completing the application form.

Freedom pass application form

You can download the Feedom pass application form (pdf 100kb) to print out, fill in and send back to us.

Freedom pass renewal form

You can download the Feedom pass renewal form (pdf 56kb) to print out, fill in and send back to us.

Freedom pass replacement form

You can download the Freedom pass replacement form (pdf 53kb) to print out, fill in and send back to us.

Further information

Visit the freedom pass website for more information, including which transport services you can use, when and where to use your pass and how to use your pass.

Contact

Disability services
Tel: 020 7525 2141/2306
Fax: 020 7525 3210
csc@southwark.gov.uk
Southwark Council
PO Box 51504
London
SE1 9ZU
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm