Free Travel pass

alcaline

Gatling wrote: »

You do realise no every illness can be seen from the out side ,or diagnosed by a bus driver

I dare say if you can pump iron and run on a treadmill you have not need for a FTP

Gatling

alcaline wrote: »

I dare say if you can pump iron and run on a treadmill you have not need for a FTP

Stick to the buses leave the medical diagnosis to the medical professionals

alcaline

Gatling wrote: »

Stick to the buses leave the medical diagnosis to the medical professionals

The medical professionals seem to hand these out like confetti, as it don't cost them anything and avoids a confrontation with the person who is asking for one.
Young men who would not look out of place playing at the Rugby World Cup have these passes, something not right with that picture.
It should be given out to pensioners and disabled people, not young men/women on the way to work out in the gym.

Kristopherus

alcaline wrote: »

The medical professionals seem to hand these out like confetti, as it don't cost them anything and avoids a confrontation with the person who is asking for one.
Young men who would not look out of place playing at the Rugby World Cup have these passes, something not right with that picture.
It should be given out to pensioners and disabled people, not young men/women on the way to work out in the gym.

Report them.

alcaline

Kristopherus wrote: »

Report them.

To who?

AlekSmart

alcaline wrote: »

I dare say if you can pump iron and run on a treadmill you have not need for a FTP

One of the issues now being addressed by the increasing dominance of the new FTP card is that of old-style cardboard passes which were issued temporarily,but never returned after the holders situation altered,as required under the FT scheme rules.

It also has to be borne in mind that a registered primary carer of a qualifying DSP customer recieves a Free Travel Pass in their own right,irrespective of their health status.

The past 3 months has seen a significant increase in the detection of such outdated or improperly used old style documents,which are now taken-up on detection.

The combination of a Department of Social Protection,which largely ignored the monitoring or supervision of the Free Travel Pass once issued,and almost non-existent on-bus checking allowed an incredibly lax situation to flourish.