The interim LATS version has information on public
transport fares for the trips taken. Most older and disabled
people, however, are Freedom Pass holders (2711 in the
sample, or 84.1%) and thus travel for free. In fact all of
the people in the sample should be eligible for a Freedom
Pass; some may be unaware of the benefit or may forego
it since they do not use public transport. There were 33
individuals in our sample who paid for a travelcard and
59 trips (by 48 users) where passengers paid for a single
bus, rail or underground ticket. These might be individuals
who use public transport at peak travel times (before
9:30 a.m.) when the Freedom Pass cannot be use