People entitled to concessionary bus passes will receive new ones valid from April 2008.
The new passes will be valid throughout England from 9-30 a.m. on weekdays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays.
Local councils are free to provide extra privileges for their reisdents if they so wish. Until now, York & North Yorkshire have permitted passes to be used from 9-00. York City Council has not ye decided whether to continues this extra concession.
Scotland and Wales have separate schemes, and I am unaware whether there is to be any provision for use of English passes in those areas. At present, you should assume that the pass will be for England only.
A lot of people have now had letters explaining the scheme. In some cases, they have been asked to provide a new photograph. If this is a problem, it is still possible to have a photograph taken free of charge at the council offices in Exhibition Square.