Free Bus Travel in Wales

Before bus passes went "nationwide"they were only valid in the county of issue and were valid on any "local" service starting in ones own county into another, but not the return service, and I understand that is now the same going into the neighbouring"country ,

My Welsh bus pass allows me to travel free to Hereford and return back home free. I cannot change buses in Hereford to travel further in England for free. So probably you could travel from Hereford to Hay, Brecon, Abergavenny or Monmouth and return with your English pass.

As always in politics the details is in the small print. You can use the Sat/Sunday pass from Brecon to Cardiff, or Swansea. Likewise to Hay, but not sure I it allows through to Hereford. Our OAP passes does and return from Hereferd provided the destination stop is in Wales. The T buses also run from Carmarthem  through Cardigan to Aberystwyth with changes for further north, ie Dolgellau. Porthmadog, Caernarfon and Bangor, plus at stops in between. You will need to download time tables to see if a suitable return time is available. 

Some people are never happy, and why bring politics into it? I think it's a good idea, I can get onto the T4 in Pontypridd and travel to Cardiff and back for nothing, which by the time you add fuel and parking can save anything from £15 - £25 depending on how long and where you park. We've already got free prescriptions, what more do people want?