Veteran's Travel Card

Who is eligible?

If you are:

1. A registered veteran, and
2. Registered as seeking employment, and
3. Claiming Universal Credit or a DWP benefit, and
4. Aged 16+

You may be entitled to a free Veteran’s bus travel card, supporting you to work and seeking employment in the county/locality.

Your bus travel card allows you to travel free of charge for up to 50 journeys on local bus services in Gloucestershire. Bus travel is not possible across county boundaries.

How do I apply?

You need to attend a Jobcentre Plus to register as seeking employment. At the centre, you will need to present a veteran’s ID card to a work coach to prove your eligibility. The work coach will then provide the bus travel card, along with further details. 

Should you use the 50 single journeys on card, you can go back to the Jobcentre Plus to request another. You will need to show your veteran’s ID card again.

If you require further information on how to apply for the HM Forces veteran card, please click on the link below 

Apply for an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Where, when and how do I use it?

The bus travel card can be used 24 hours a day. Just hold the bus travel card against the card reader when you board a bus. Bus travel is not possible across county boundaries.

Participating bus operators

• Applegates
• Cotswold Green
• Community Connexions
• DRM
• Forest Community Transport (Lydney Dial-a-Ride)
• Hedgehog
• Newport Travel
• Newent community travel
• Pulhams' Coaches
• Stagecoach West
• Swanbrook Transport Ltd
• Villager Community Bus
• Willetts