Newcastle City Council Children’s Services

APPLICATION FOR FREE TRAVEL PERMIT

The supply of this form should not be regarded as an indication that a permit will be issued under the City Council’s regulations.

A passport sized colour photograph of the pupil should be attached to this form with the name and school of the pupil written on the back.

PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS

Pupils First Name / Parents Title
Pupils Surname / Parents Surname
Age / Address
Date of Birth / / /
Home Telephone
Name of School
Postcode

METHOD OF TRAVEL

Where do you get on the Bus / Metro
Where do you get off the Bus / Metro
If you have to change where do you change ?

N.B. You must indicate the journey used most often when travelling to school as the permit issued does not allow more than one change.

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HAVE YOU PREVIOUSLY HELD A FREE TRAVEL PERMIT ? YES / NO

If Yes Permit Number______Expiry Date / /

IS YOUR APPLICATION ON GROUNDS OF RELIGON OR BELIEF YES/NO

If yes, please give details below

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

PERMIT NO. DATE ISSUEDEXPIRY DATE

Completed application forms should be forwarded to Room 308 Student Services, Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8PU. Applications may also be passed to your school clerks who will forward it to this office.

CONDITIONS RELATING TO SCHOLARS’ TRAVEL PERMITS

Free travel permits.

  1. Free travel permits may only be used for the journey to school in the morning and for the journey home in the afternoon, they can not be used for free travel at any other time.
  2. Permits will be issued for a one year period
  3. Permits are issued at the discretion of the Children’s Services Department and may be withdrawn if misused or abused, by either this department or Nexus.
  4. Permits are forwarded to directly to schools for distribution to pupils.

Pupils between 16 and 18 Years no longer qualify for Free Travel Permits and therefore need to apply for Teen Travel identity cards from Nexus.

Lost, Stolen or Damaged Permits.

  1. If you lose your permit report the loss and a replacement will be issued. There is a £5 charge to cover administrative costs for a replacement travel permit.
  2. It is the responsibility of the individual pupil to ensure that lost or damaged permits are replaced. Failure to do so could result in the pupil being charged the adult standard fare.

Change of Address

If you change your address your pass is invalid, therefore, please contact this office immediately.

If any pupil is found to be misusing their permit this could result in the permit being withdrawn.