YOUR FREEDOM ENDS AT THE TIP OF MY NOSE FREE

YOUR FREEDOM ENDS AT THE TIP OF MY NOSE FREE

These changes wereВ introduced following the agreement with Government, which asked that changes to free travel be introduced as part of the recent finance and funding deal for Transport for London. The change,В introduced on Monday 15 June 2020, supports the agreement with Government toВ help support and maintain social distancing where possible andВ provide additional reassurance as more customers return to public transport and as London recovers from the pandemic.В Older PersonвЂ™s Freedom Pass and 60+ card will continue to be valid at all other times on weekdays and all day on weekends and Bank Holidays. What is changing with my 60+ and Freedom pass?ДЇree travel for Older PersonвЂ™s Freedom Pass and 60+ customers will be temporarily suspended during morning peak hours, 0430 to 0900, Monday to Friday. If using pay as you go with Oyster, customers can use the free TfL Oyster app to check their balance and top it up on the go to avoid having to visit an Oyster Ticket Stop or ticket machine.ДЇor more information вЂ“ please visit For TfL guidance on travelling on public transport with a face covering - please visit If passengers have no option other than to use public transport during the morning peak period вЂ“ such as those aged over 60 who are key workers - TfL recommends that they travel using pay as you go with a contactless card or mobile device, or an Oyster card. These arrangements will help reduce the risk of crowding at the busiest times which would mean that social distancing would be more difficult to maintain.

at any time on weekends and public holidays.

Monday to Friday from 9.30am and until 4.30am the following morning.Your Disabled Freedom Pass allows you to travel in Standard Class on most local rail services in London, during the following times: Passengers with a Disabled Freedom Pass are unaffected and will, as usual, still be able to travel at all times on TfL lines using their Pass if they have to use public transport for their journey. Customers are reminded to give up their seat for those less able to stand.

They will continue to be valid at all other times on weekdays and all day on weekends and Bank Holidays.ДЇrom Monday 19th July 2021 capacity on buses will return to normal pre-pandemic levels, and customers are advised to make use of all available seats, with standing allowed. ThisВ means that all passengers with an Older PersonвЂ™s Freedom Pass, 60+ Oyster photocard or English National Concessionary Scheme pass will not be able to use those passes during morning peak hoursВ (0430 to 0900) Monday to Friday in order to help support social distancing on the public transport network and help control the Covid-19 virus. The changes, whichВ took effect from Monday 15 June 2020, were introduced as part of the funding and finance agreement with Government.

Transport for London (TfL)В set out details of the changes affecting users of the Older PersonвЂ™s Freedom Pass, 60+ Oyster photocard and English National Concessionary Scheme in London as part of the response to the pandemic. Transport for London (TfL) strongly recommends that you wear a face covering over your nose and mouth and maintain social distancing where possible.

Older PersonвЂ™s Freedom Pass and 60+ card remain valid after 9.00am on weekdays and at all times at weekends and Bank Holidays London Councils and the boroughs do not fund journeys during the morning peak and have not had a say in making these changes.Дisabled Freedom Pass holders are unaffected and will still able to travel at all times using their passДЇrom Monday 15 June 2020, changes to the ticketing system mean Older PersonвЂ™s Freedom Pass and 60+ cards are automatically set not to be valid during the morning peak period (0430 to 0900) Monday to Friday. The changes affect part of the scheme that TfL funds. Suspension of free travel for Older PersonвЂ™s Freedom Pass and 60+ passengers during morning peak hours was introduced in June 2020 and will be in place until further notice.Д¬hanges are in accordance with the funding and finance agreement between TfL and Government and will help support and maintain social distancing where possible andВ provide additional reassurance as more customers return to public transport and as London recovers from the pandemic. Freedom Pass holders should note that Bond Street on the Elizabeth line is not currently in use. Freedom Passes will be valid to use on all of the Elizabeth line including stops outside of London.

Your freedom ends at the tip of my nose