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Community
transport
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Provision of non-profit making transport for members
of the community who do not have full mobility and
therefore do not have suitable conventional public
transport services available for their travel needs.
Includes schemes such as 'dial-a-ride', shopmobility,
community bus and car schemes.
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Disabled and
older people - rail card
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A rail card (or other travel concession) is available
to local citizens if they are aged 60 and over, they
are physically disabled or they have a learning
difficulty. Eligibility for a rail card or a combined
travel concession card will need to be assessed.
Depending on the degree of need the rail card may
offer either free travel or travel at a reduced rate.
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Disabled
people - bus passes
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A bus pass (or other travel concession) is available
to local citizens if they are aged 60 and over, they
are physically disabled, they have a learning
difficulty or they would be refused a driving licence
under section 92 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Eligibility is automatic if the applicant is already
in receipt of other services as a result of their
age/disability.
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Disabled
people - motability scheme
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The Motability Scheme provides disabled people with
safe, reliable and affordable personal transport
through a contract or hire purchase arrangement. Cars
account for 99% of the Scheme's activities, with
powered wheelchairs and scooters making up the
balance.
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Disabled
people - parking bays
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Designated parking bay areas may be provided for
registered disabled drivers (i.e. blue badge
holders). These may be on-street parking bays outside
the residents home where parking difficulties are
experienced or marked bays within residential car
parks.
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Disabled
people - taxi card
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The taxi card scheme allows people with serious
mobility impairment who find it difficult to use
buses or trains to travel in a black taxi at
subsidised rates. To qualify applicants must have a
long term or permanent illness or disability, which
prevents them from using or significantly limits
their use of public transport.
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Older
persons bus pass
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The older persons bus pass entitles the holder to
concessionary travel on buses, trains and other forms
of local public transport. To be eligible for a bus
pass the applicant must be aged over 60 and resident
in the area.
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Patient
transport
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Transport of patients to and from hospital
appointments where they are unable to use
public/private transport.
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Special
educational needs - transport
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The LEA sometimes provide free home to school
transport for a child with special educational needs.
Eligibility is based on assessment of individual
need.
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Transport -
ticketing
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Provision of information on and sales of the
different types of tickets and passes available for
public transport in the local area
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