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Written Question · S1W-13568 · Session 1

Which local authorities make an administration charge for the issuing of concessionary fare cards and what the level of any such charge is …

Answered Asked by Brian Adam SNP Lodged 20 Feb 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities make an administration charge for the issuing of concessionary fare cards and what the level of any such charge is in each local authority area.

The answer

Answered by Sarah Boyack on 12 Mar 2001 · 20 days after it was lodged, on time

The details, from the latest information we have available, are as follows:Local Authority | Concession Card Charge
Aberdeen City Council | £5 per annum
Aberdeenshire CouncilMoray Council(Joint Scheme) | £5 per annum
Angus Council | £2.50 for 5 year travel card
City of Edinburgh CouncilEast Lothian CouncilMidlothian Council(Joint Scheme) | Free of Charge
- 5 year travel cardFree of Charge
- 4 year travel cardFree of Charge
- 4 year travel card
Clackmannanshire CouncilFalkirk CouncilStirling Council(Joint Scheme) | Free of Charge
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar | £4 per annum
Dumfries and Galloway Council | Annual Travel Card
- £10 (free travel)or5 Year Travel Card
- £2 (10p flat fare)
Dundee City Council | £1 for 3 year travel card
Fife Council | Free of charge
- 5 year travel card
Highland Council | £3 for 5 year travel card
Orkney Islands Council | Free of charge
Perth and Kinross Council | £2.50 for 5 year travel card
Scottish Borders Council | £3 per annum
Shetland Islands Council | Free of Charge
- unlimited
SPTA* | Free of Charge
West Lothian Council | Free of Charge
* The scheme operated by the SPTA covers the whole of the following local authority areas:Argyll and Bute North AyrshireEast Ayrshire North LanarkshireEast Dunbartonshire RenfrewshireEast Renfrewshire South AyrshireCity of Glasgow South LanarkshireInverclyde West Dunbartonshire

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-13568 by reference.