"Richard J." typed

All the driver needs to do is to ask to see the photocard. The Freedom
Pass is not valid unless the photocard is carried with it and bears the
same name as the pass. Drivers should not, in my view, get involved in
questioning passengers about their disabilities.

Agreed.
The passholder's doctor has to fill a complex form to allow a Freedom
Pass to be issued.

Forgery or theft are beyond a driver's job to detect, but checking
Photocards is simple enough.

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

In message , Helen Deborah
Vecht writes

Forgery or theft are beyond a driver's job to detect, but checking
Photocards is simple enough.

But do bus drivers have the power to demand to see a photocard? They are
conventionally required to be shown to revenue inspectors and station
staff - and, in some cases, when buying a ticket - but I haven't yet
seen any evidence that drivers are empowered to demand to see them.

I could be wrong (having not researched far), but the Oyster reader in a
bus seems to be much like the one in a tube station - if the pass is
valid it doesn't go on to ask to see a photocard before letting you
through.

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Paul Terry