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Allow serving members in armed forces & veterans free travel on public transport

Submitted on Sunday 26th June 2016

Published on Thursday 14th July 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 14th January 2017

Signatures: 1,951

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Allow serving members in armed forces & veterans free travel on public transport

Petition Details

in the uk disabled people unemployed and the old can jump on buses for free and in some areas can use rail networks on a discount, at current the armed forces have to pay for a rail card, yet inthe US , canada and some parts of the EU there veterans and serving soldiers can travel for free.

Additional Information

the UK has loads of veterans aged 22- 75 with the most being in the 22 - 30 aged group for the first time since WW2 due to commitments in afghan and iraq in the last decade,
TFL has awarded a 3 year Oyster card for veterans who have been injured in service, this should not be a perk but a recconition to the service given and extended to all train and bus companies in the UK
at any time with either there military id or veterans badge.


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