Apply for an older person's or disabled person's bus pass

Dial-a-ride services cover all areas of Central Bedfordshire and are designed to offer a flexible door-to-door service for people who are unable to use ordinary public transport because of frailty or temporary or permanent disability. These services are also available for able-bodied residents who live in areas of Central Bedfordshire where there is no other public transport available; please contact the operator to see what is possible. The vehicles used are constructed for ease of access for all, including wheelchair users.

The staff can give you more assistance than the staff of conventional bus services, should you require it; the drivers can escort you to or from your door, but cannot help you transfer from your wheelchair. You will need to be a member of your local scheme (an annual charge usually applies) and will need to book both the outward and the return part of your journey in advance, giving as much notice as possible. The operator will offer you journeys as close as possible to your desired travel times, but may sometimes need to suggest alternative times in order to accommodate other passengers making similar journeys. The vehicle may also need to divert during the journey to pick up or set down other passengers to enable an efficient service to be offered.

The driver will collect your fare on the bus. If you are a registered member of a dial-a-ride scheme and you have a Central Bedfordshire Concessionary Travel Pass, you are eligible for reduced fares, making dial-a-ride services even better value.