The National Entitlement Card (NEC) provides access to many public services across Scotland and gives elderly and disabled people free bus travel across the country.
Through the Strathclyde Concessionary Travel Scheme, it also provides fee or reduced fares on train, Subway and ferry journeys.
If you are 60 or over, the card will not have an expiry date on it and is valid for life, providing you continue to live in Scotland.
However, for others - including disabled people - it may only be valid for up to three years and due to a change in the renewal process, some users may not know that SPT no longer sends out renewal forms to disabled card holders.
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