Investing in Children Travel Card

Half price travel throughout County Durham for 14, 15 and 16 year olds!

Who Can Apply?

If you're aged 14, 15 or 16 and live in County Durham you can become an 'Investing in Children' (IIC) card holder and have half price bus travel throughout County Durham. IIC Cards can be used:

• For all bus journeys in County Durham. You can also travel to and from adjoining areas so long as you get on or off at a stop in County Durham.
• With single and return tickets.
• Any time except before 5pm on school days (standard County Durham school terms).

The IIC card is valid until the end of the school year of your 16th birthday. For example:

Date of Birth	IIC Pass valid until
Between 01/09/93 and 31/08/94	31/08/2010
Between 01/09/92 and 31/08/93	31/08/2009
Between 01/09/91 and 31/08/92	31/08/2008

For public transport information:

• By telephone: (call 'traveline' on tel: 0871 2002233) 7.00am - 9.00pm daily.
• Visit the Traveline North East and Cumbria website.

How you can get your IIC Card

Fill in the application form and contact either your school or [Durham County Council:

You can download and fill in the IIC Travel Card Application Form below and post it to us. This is a pdf document and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this information.

IIC Travel Card application form.pdf (1 page, 10.2kb)

Alternatively you can obtain an application form from Durham County Council, tel: 0191 3725386 (answerphone available after office hours).

From your School

If your school is issuing IIC Cards (see below for participating schools) it is now free to get your pass.

• Fill out the application form.
• Obtain a passport size photograph.
• Take your application to your school.

From Durham County Council

If your school is not issuing IIC cards you can send your completed application form to Durham County Council with:

• A passport size photograph (stapled to your application form if possible).
• Proof of date of birth eg. Copy of birth certificate or passport (please do not send originals as they will be returned to you, by post, at your own risk).
• A cheque or postal order for £2 made payable to Durham County Council.

Send your completed application to:

Integrated Transport Unit
Environment
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UQ

Please mark your envelope 'Confidential'.

Getting Help

If you have any queries about the County Durham IIC Card, or require this information in a different language or format, such as Braille, please Tel: 0191 3725386.

Participating Schools

• Belmont
• Bishop Barrington
• Blackfyne
• Deerness
• Dene Community School
• Durham Johnston Comprehensive
• Easington Community
• Ferryhill Comprehensive
• Framwellgate School Durham
• Fyndoune Community College
• Gilesgate
• Greencroft Comprehensive
• Greenfield School Community and Arts College
• Hermitage
• King James I Community College
• Moorside Comprehensive
• Parkside Comprehensive
• Park View Community
• Roseberry Comprehensive
• Seaham
• Sedgefield
• Shotton Hall
• Staindrop
• St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Comprehensive - Lanchester
• St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive - Peterlee
• St John's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Comprehensive
• St Leonard's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Comprehensive
• Stanley School of Technology
• Sunnydale
• Tanfield Comprehensive
• Teesdale
• Tudhoe Grange Comprehensive
• Wellfield
• Wolsingham School and Community College
• Woodham