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Seniors will no longer need a photo ID to get a new AT HOP SuperGold concession card, as Auckland Transport (AT) has relaxed the rules.
Senior citizens have to get a new AT HOP card to continue to get free public transport after 9am on weekdays and on weekends.
Seniors were required to show photo ID to get the card, but AT customer experience manager Peter Paton says that policy has been reviewed.
People can now get a HOP card using any two of the following original documents (photocopies are not acceptable):
- Government issued documents including birth certificate, marriage certificate, deed poll certificate or citizenship certificate.
- Government and other official documents (name and address required), including from WINZ, IRD, or a court-issued document.
- A Council rates bill, water rates bill, bank statement, credit card statement or insurance certificate or letter, power bill, or telephone bill.
- Grey Power president Anne Martin says the move is a step in the right direction.
- “This will expedite things for Gold Card holders who do not have a current driver’s licence or passport as photo ID.”
