Older customers and those with a qualifying disability, can apply for a bus travel pass allowing you to use NCT buses for free under the National Concessionary Scheme. To apply for a travel pass, please contact your local council.
NCT accepts all English local authority concessionary passes, where the following travel arrangements apply:
| Council | Card | Monday–Friday | ‘N’ Night Buses | Weekends and Bank Holidays | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 07:30 | 07:30–09:30 | 09:30–23:00 | 23:00–01:00 | ||||
| Nottingham City | Older Person | Not valid (full fare applies) |
Not valid (full fare applies) |
FREE | Not valid (full fare applies) |
Not valid (full fare applies) |
FREE |
| Disabled | FREE (inside city area) |
FREE | FREE (inside city area) |
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| Nottinghamshire | Older Person & Disabled | Not valid (full fare applies) |
FREE | Not valid (full fare pplies) |
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| Leicestershire | Older Person & Disabled | Not valid (full fare applies*) |
FREE | Not valid (full fare applies) |
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| All other | Older Person & Disabled | Not valid (full fare applies*) |
FREE | ||||
*Except when travelling on Navy Line 1, where the journey starts and finishes between Loughborough and Stanford Corner, where free travel applies on disabled cards only.
City Area
The ‘City Area’ includes all NCT services over their complete route except on the following services, where they are valid between the points shown:
- 1 between Nottingham and Clifton Pastures
- 26, 26C between Nottingham and Carlton-le-Willows School/Linden Grove
- 100 between Nottingham and Carlton-le-Willows School/Linden Grove