Wheels within wheels - a guide to using a wheelchair on public transport 2005 (view report contents)
Concessions
You may be entitled to reduced fares on public transport.
- for buses: your local authority will run a Disabled
Persons Concession scheme. Contact the council’s transport information
officer or the local Passenger Transport Executive
- for coaches: contact the coach operator
- for taxis: your local authority may have a taxi
scheme, which means cheaper taxi fares. Conditions and rates vary –
contact your local authority for details. For information on the London
scheme contact ALG Taxicard:
New Zealand House
80 Haymarket London SW1Y 4TZ
Tel: 020 7484 2929
Fax: 020 7484 2919
Email: taxicard@alg.gov.uk
www.taxicard.org.uk
- for trains: the Disabled Person’s
Railcard, gives you to up to a third off a standard fares. It costs
£18 per year.
Disabled Person's Railcard application helpline
Tel: 0845 605 0525
Textphone:0845 601 0132
www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk
Report Contents
Introduction
The law
Travelling
in a wheelchair
Trains and trams
Buses
Coaches
Taxis
Planning & booking a journey
Concessions
Reporting back & complaining
Information, help and advice
Details
of manual wheelchairs
Details
of manual wheelchairs - to be pushed by someone else
Details
of powered wheelchairs
