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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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