随着当地市长提出的计划获得批准，老年人将能够使用免费公交卡，在约克郡东部的任何时间前往任何地方。
Pensioners will be able to travel anywhere in East Yorkshire, at any time, using their free bus passes after plans proposed by the local mayor have been approved.
目前，符合条件的老年人可以在赫尔市全天使用其优惠卡。然而，在东莱德区，该卡在上午9:30之前无法使用。
Currently, eligible older people can use their concessionary pass any time of the day in Hull. However, in the East Riding passes cannot be used until 09:30.
赫尔市和约克郡东部市长卢克·坎贝尔表示：“我希望确保东莱德区持有公交卡的每一位老年人都能享有与赫尔市居民同等的机会。”赫尔市和约克郡东部联合当局（HEYCA）在早些时候的行政董事会会议上同意纠正这两个议会区域之间的不平衡。
Luke Campbell, the mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, said: "I want to make sure that every elderly person who has the bus pass in the East Riding has the same opportunities as people in Hull." Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) agreed to redress the imbalance between the two council areas at an executive board meeting earlier.
根据英格兰国家优惠出行计划的规定，老年人和符合条件的残障人士必须能够在工作日09:30至23:00之间，以及周末和银行假日全天免费乘车。一些议会，如赫尔市，资助了额外的免费乘车时段。今年3月，HEYCA接管了管理当地公共交通的法律责任。这一变化将于2027年4月生效。
Under the terms of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, pensioners and eligible disabled people must be able to travel for free between 09:30 and 23:00 on weekdays and all day at weekends and on bank holidays. Some councils, such as Hull, funded additional hours. In March, HEYCA took over legal responsibility for managing local public transport. The change will come into effect in April 2027.
坎贝尔补充说，这意味着东莱德区的人们将“不受任何时段的限制”。
Campbell added it would mean people in the East Riding would "not be restricted to any time zone".
他说：“如果他们需要提前去医院就诊、看医生或需要去商店购物，他们都可以做到。这与赫尔市居民目前享有的待遇相同。”
He said: "If they've got early hospital appointments, a doctor's appointment or they need to get out to the shops, they can do it. It's the same as what people currently get in Hull."