The Concessionary Bus Travel (Permits)(England) Regulations 2008
Regulation 2 specifies the form for the free concessionary travel permits to be issued to elderly persons and disabled persons by travel concession authorities in England. The required elements on the face of the permits will be–a red rose symbol;a red ribbon symbol;the name or initials of the issuing authority and a symbol of that authority or its name or initials or a symbol sufficient to identify the authority;a hologram;a colour strip indicating whether the holder is an elderly person (blue) or a disabled person (orange);a picture of the person to whom the permit is issued and that person’s name;a trademark (denoting use of the chip mentioned in regulation 2(11));the expiry date (which must be no more than 5 years after the date of issue);the words “Concessionary travel funded by HM Government with your local authority”;an electronic chip in a standard format (regulation 2(11)).