Could an ID card replace the bus pass for over-60s?

Kirsty Walker
UK Daily Mail
Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Bus passes for over-60s could be axed and replaced with ID cards.

Home Office Minister Meg Hillier suggested millions of elderly people could be asked to carry the controversial cards to prove their age when they travel.

But civil liberty campaigners have accused the Government of targeting vulnerable people to widen the unpopular scheme.

Around 11million people over 60 enjoy the use of bus passes for free travel around the country.

But Miss Hillier said councils and transport groups want ministers to swap them for ID cards. These contain a microchip that stores details such as name, date of birth, a facial scan and fingerprints.

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