Blind Smartpass

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for a Registered Blind SmartPass you must be registered as blind with your local Health and Social Services Trust and be resident in Northern Ireland for a period of at least three months.

How to apply

If you are already Registered Blind, an application form will be posted out to you automatically by your local Health and Social Services Trust.

If you believe you should be registered as blind, contact your local Trust directly.

Terms and conditions of use

• registered Blind SmartPasses are issued for the sole purpose of providing eligibility for concessionary travel on scheduled services provided by Translink and other participating operators.  A valid working SmartPass must bepresented on every journey in order for free travel to be obtained otherwise the full Adult fare will be charged for the journey
• registered Blind SmartPasses are valid on point-to-point cross border bus and rail services but not on journeys made entirely within the Republic of Ireland
• registered Blind SmartPasses are NOT TRANSFERABLE, nor are any tickets issued in conjunction with them
• use of the Registered Blind SmartPass is subject to the full conditions of carriage of the transport operator
• the SmartPass remains the property of the Department for Regional Development and may be withdrawn at any time
• the personal information which you and any countersignatory provide on this form will be processed and held by Translink for the purposes of managing and operating the Concessionary Fares Scheme. The Department for Regional Development sponsors this scheme and may use non-personal statistical data collected and provided by Translink to analyse current and plan for future uses of the scheme. The Department may also use personal data provided by Translink to investigate cases of alleged fraudulent use
• it is the responsibility of Registered Blind SmartPass holders to keep their SmartPass in good working condition. If a SmartPass is lost or damaged the SmartPass holder will have to pay for a replacement and will not be refunded for any fares paid in the interim

How to use

Click on the link below to view a PDF document showing you how to use you Registered Blind SmartPass.

• Blind Smartpass user guide (PDF 530 KB)
• Help with PDF files

Health and Social Services Trust contacts

Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Cookstown, Larne, Magherafelt, Moyle and Newtownabbey council areas:

Northern Health & Social Care Trust
The Cottage
5 Greenmount Avenue
BALLYMENA
BT43 6DA

Tel: (0845) 601 2333
Fax: (028) 2563 3733
Email: chief.executive @northerntrust.hscni.net
Internet: www.northerntrust.hscni.net

• The cost of contacting 08 and 03 telephone numbers (contacts section)

Belfast City and Castlereagh council areas:

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
Knockbracken Healthcare Trust
Saintfield Road
BELFAST
BT8 8BH

Tel: (028) 9096 0000
Fax: (028) 9096 0099
Email: info@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Internet: www.belfasttrust.hscni.net

Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon, Dungannon and Newry & Mourne council areas:

Southern Health & Social Care Trust
Southern Area College of Nursing
68 Lurgan Road
PORTADOWN
BT63 5QQ

Minicom: (028) 3741 2446
Fax: (028) 3833 5496
Email: corporate.hq@southerntrust.hscni.net
Internet: www.southerntrust.hscni.net

Ards, Down, North Down and Lisburn council areas:

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
Thompson House Hospital
19-21 Magheralave Road
LISBURN
BT28 3BP

Tel: (028) 9266 5645
Fax: (028) 9266 7681
Email: public.relations@setrust.hscni.net
Internet: www.setrust.hscni.net

Derry City, Limavady, Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Strabane and Omagh council areas:

Western Health & Social Care Trust
Altnagelvin Area Hospital
LONDONDERRY
BT47 6SB

Tel: (028) 7134 5171
Internet: www.westerntrust.hscni.net