What concessions are you entitled to?
Back to index- Card Type: White, Gold, Gold - TPI, Gold - EDA, Gold - POW, Gold - Widow, PCC
- State: WA
- Category: Motor Vehicles, Travel
The cheapest and most convenient way to travel for many Veterans.
Who is eligible?
If you are a DP (Disability Pension 70 -100%), EDA, INT, POW, TPI, OIP or TTI pension recipient you are eligible for a Veterans SmartRider card for free travel.If you are a Wholly Dependent Partner, War Widow or War Widower who doesn’t receive the Income Support Supplement (ISS) you are eligible for a Veterans SmartRider card for concession travel.As part of the application process, we need your consent to check with Centrelink or the Department of Veterans Affairs about your eligibility for a Veterans SmartRider. Once we have your consent, we can automatically confirm your eligibility every year.
Purchase cost and initial minimum value
Veterans SmartRider for free travel
Your Veterans SmartRider for free travel costs nothing for an initial or replacement card and you don’t need to add any value to it.
Veterans SmartRider for concession travel
Your Veterans SmartRider for concession travel is $5.00 for an initial and replacement card. You need to buy a minimum $10.00 initial value.
How to obtain
Applications by mail
Send a completed Application for a Veterans SmartRider form with two current passport-sized photos to the address on the form. We will put your photograph on the card.
Applications in person
Apply in person at the Elizabeth Quay Bus Station InfoCentre on Mounts Bay Road, Perth. Please bring identification that verifies your entitlement. While you are there, we will take your photo and issue your Veterans SmartRider card on the spot.
Veterans SmartRider Registration
Registration of your Veterans SmartRider card is automatic. For more information, go to Register SmartRider.
Related Documents
- Discount Amount: Free
- Further Information: https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/SmartRider/Types-of-SmartRider/Veterans-SmartRider
