Supporting evidence required for a disabled person's bus pass

If you apply for a bus pass because you have a disability, you will need to provide proof of your disability. 

Please note: following changes to Blue Badge regulations, from 30 August 2019, a Blue Badge for disabled parking can no longer be accepted as evidence of automatic entitlement for a concessionary bus pass. 

All applicants applying after 30 August 2019 will therefore need to provide other proof of eligibility. A copy of the following documents can be accepted:

Blind or partially sighted

• Adult Social Care sight impaired or blind registration card
• certificate of visual impairment signed by a consultant ophthalmologist

Profoundly or severely deaf

• Adult Social Care hearing impaired or deaf registration card
• a copy of a supporting letter from a medical professional (for example, an aural specialist) stating that your hearing is at 70+dBHL

Without speech

• Adult Social Care registration card showing that you are without speech
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award of at least 8 points under the "communicating verbally" category
• a letter from a medical professional confirming you are unable to communicate orally in any language - this does not include slow or difficult to understand speech 

If you do not have arms or have lost the use of both arms

• a copy of a letter from a medical professional confirming that you have a long term loss of the use of both arms, for example, greater than 12 months

Learning disability

• Adult Social Care disabled person's registration card
• a copy of evidence of qualifying for specialist services, for example, from social services
• evidence that you are receiving/have received a statement of special education needs or an educational, health and care plan

Have been or would be refused a driving licence for medical reasons

Excluding the misuse of drugs or alcohol. 

• a recent letter from the DVLA either refusing or withdrawing your driving licence for medical reasons
• a copy of other recent medical evidence confirming that if you were to apply for a driving licence you would be refused due to your current disability/medical condition, what that condition is and whether it is permanent or temporary

Have a disability, or suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on your ability to walk

• a copy of your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award showing at least 8 points for the 'moving around' activity
• a copy of your Disability Living Allowance award at the higher rate of the mobility component
• Adult Social Care disabled person's registration card
• a copy of your current disabled person's blue parking badge issued prior to 30 August 2019

Member/veteran of the Armed Services seriously injured in service

• an award letter for a War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement
• an award letter for the guaranteed income payment for tariff levels 1-8 under the 2005 Armed Forces Compensation Scheme