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A campaigner has called for time restrictions on disability bus passes to be scrapped.Hans Gording said current rules which allow those eligible to travel for free between 09:30 and 23:00 on weekdays needed changing.
"We get the carrot of the free bus pass but then we get beaten up by the stick because we are not allowed to travel when normal commuters travel," he said.A spokesperson for the Department for Transport said local authorities had the power to extend the passes, with 77% of councils offering free travel before 09:30.Mr Gording, who works for Harrogate-based charity Disability Action Yorkshire, has Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) and can no longer drive from his home in Knaresborough to his workplace in Harrogate so uses public transport to get to work.
"It's almost the assumption that disabled people don't work, as most businesses start work from 9am but you can't travel before 9am," he said., disabled passengers can travel for free from 09:00, but in neighbouring
they cannot travel for free until after 09:30.
Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, said he had spoken with the government about the issue.Derbyshire County Council were approached for comment.
Six leaders standing for election to Derbyshire County Council outlined their views on a range of topicsSocial care, the state of the county's roads, tourism and trust in politicians were among the issues discussed during the event hosted by BBC Radio Derby.
The candidates were also asked who they would be willing to do a potential deal with in the event no one party gets a clear majority on the council.The leader of an independent party was also included, reflecting the wide range of independent candidates standing across Derbyshire.