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Free Bus Travel - For The Month Of Your Birthday - West of England @ First Buses
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Posted 5 July 2023

Free Bus Travel - For The Month Of Your Birthday - West of England @ First Buses

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This offer is for anyone in Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council. It allows you to claim a free one month bus pass for the month of your Birthday. Further details here - Birthday Bus News: First passengers encouraged to sign up for free bus travel (westofengland-ca.gov.uk)
westofengland-ca.gov.uk/new…el/
This starts in August, but its now live for applications, so for anyone with a birthday in August its probably worth going ahead and applying.

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  1. Rob2210's avatar
    Link to apply not working
    Mark43's avatar
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    Here is the link

    birthdaybus.co.uk/reg…ter

    I've re-added it to the deal, I guess a mod removed it as it's not technically live, however I think it should be there as it's live for applications and you want to apply in advance.
  2. ian18's avatar
    This is for Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council
    Mark43's avatar
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    Thanks, I've updated the description. I had just put for people in the West of England combined authority, but I guess that doesn't include North Somerset who are also included in the deal.
  3. emgala86's avatar
    Typical! There's finally a freebie for my birthday month and I live in Scotland (edited)
    sm9690's avatar
    Quit your moaning, you get free university tuition fees
  4. Blackgang's avatar
    I can get a bus pass, but there is no point as we don't have any buses!
  5. The_Guru's avatar
    Knowing your luck they'll go on strike! 🤪
  6. The_Codfather's avatar
    My birthday month is July and deal starts on August 1st... Great (!) 🏼
  7. Aran_Bailey's avatar
    That's nice of the Government to reward their voters with a free bus pass, I noticed it's not in Liverpool, Manchester or London, I wonder why that is?
    innocent's avatar
    Areas you mentioned probably have enough fare paying passengers to fill up their buses.
  8. rivalius's avatar
    Can't vote this hot as it is anti-February babies.
    garry141's avatar
    It might be a certain amount of days for everyone
  9. George_Roper's avatar
    Too many people on buses, I'll stick to my car.
    t0n1b's avatar
    Since the pandemic, many buses are empty that's why bus companies are doing all these deals to get customers back.
  10. dannykerner1990's avatar
    Lucky buggers
  11. 118luke's avatar
    I'm in the west... But West Yorkshire isn't included
    Mark43's avatar
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    Sorry, I couldn't think how to make it clear in the title without making it really long.

    Don't worry, you probably have cheaper fares than us anyway.
  12. Thereal007karun_.'s avatar
    I wish we had this for London underground!
  13. meb's avatar
    Wiltshire is not included, but it's in the west of England
  14. DealsIUsed's avatar
    Noooo!

    I am moving to Bristol in a month to do my MSc for a year, my Birthday falls in August!
  15. spotterscope's avatar
    Would have been much better if they had spent the alleged £8m budget on restoring bus services they have cut rather than on free bus rides nobody really wants. Shameful Dan Norris at WECA and others who have put this in place.
    Mark43's avatar
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    Unfortunately there were strict restrictions on what this money could be spent on, and they were not allowed to use it to restore axed routes.

    I think it's a good scheme, giving people a whole month to use it will hopefully get them in the habit of using the bus.

    It is a shame so many routes have been cancelled thiugh I agree. We need a lot more investment in public transport.
  16. tma32's avatar
    Residents in the West of England can apply for free bus travel throughout the whole month of their birthday under a scheme designed to radically grow passenger numbers.

    To apply, residents need an address in the West of England and a digital photo. Additional ‘proof of age’ is required for under-18s.

    All the main bus companies, including First and Stagecoach, have signed up to the first-of-its-kind initiative, and the region’s WESTlink bookable minibuses will also offer free travel.
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