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07. Getting Around - Transport

 

Norfolk County Council provides help for many students to get reduced price travel passes for bus or train journeys to sixth form, sixth form college and college.

The standard yearly contribution that you will make towards your transport costs in 2012/13 is £460. If you are from a family on a low income and in receipt of certain benefits, you can apply for a 25% reduction, so you would pay £345 for the year.

To qualify you must:

  • live in Norfolk, at least three miles from the sixth form or college (measured by the nearest walking route)
  • be studying full-time (more than 12 hours per week)
  • be under 19 on 31 August in the year in which the course starts, or 21 years for those with learning disabilities
  • be attending a state-funded school sixth form, a sixth form college, a further education college or a specialist college, and travelling on a core route (there will be different arrangements for students with special needs)

More information, including information on core routes, is available from the County Council's Post-16 Transport website or by calling 0344 800 8020

Please note that applications for the 2012-2013 academic year will be available after the Easter Holidays.

 

Please note:

This scheme doesn't apply if you are on an Apprenticeship or a higher education course such as a degree.

Transport support is only provided for standard academic terms and at the official start and end of a standard college/sixth form day.  It also does not include weekend or evening provision.

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General travel information

  • Try Traveline for information on all types of public transport. Call them on 0871 200 22 33 or go to the Traveline website
  • FirstGroup Eastern Counties operates an extensive network of bus services in Norfolk. Visit the FirstGroup website or call 08456 020 121
  • For travelling across the UK by coach, look at the National Express website or call 08717 81 81 78. For student discounts, ask for the Young Person's Coachcard
  • For trains use National Rail or ring 08457 48 49 50.  For student discounts, check out the 16-25 railcard
  • Carshare is a free service supported by Norfolk County Council that links drivers with passengers to share journeys and expenses. Call 08700 11 11 99 or visit the Carshare Norfolk website. If you are aged 16-18, you need your parent's permission to use Carshare

Moped and electric cycle loans

If you need transport to get to sixth form, college, work or training, Kickstart offer moped loans. For more information and application details you can either:

You will need a provisional driving licence for moped use.