Submitted on Wednesday 21st September 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 27th September 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Allow OAP free travel home if they lose their freedom pass while out.
Pensioners find themselves stranded when using public transport if they lose their freedom pass while travelling. They cannot use cash on buses. Carrying contactless cards is not an option because many elderly get confused and inadvertently get wrongly charged for unintentional contactless payment
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Freedom Pass is run by London Councils, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You can use this page to contact London Councils to make this suggestion:
http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/freedom-pass/contact-us
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