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Guide for disabled peopleTransportGateway to care - August 2011gatewaytocare@kirklees.gov.uk
AccessBus is a bookable door-to-door service for people unable to use, or having a severe difficulty
in using, other forms of public transport.
This is a national scheme of parking concessions for disabled people who travel either as car drivers
or passengers. Parking badge holders are able to use the parking spaces set aside for disabled people
and park in paid parking zones for longer periods of time.
Bus passes are travel passes which allow discounted travel on buses and trains within the West
Yorkshire Metro area.
A Blind Person's Pass entitles you to travel for free on West Yorkshire buses at any time of day. You can also travel for free on buses
throughout the rest of England at off-peak times. Off-peak means after 9.30am Monday to Friday and all day at weekends and bank holidays.
If you live in West Yorkshire, you can use your Blind Person's Pass to get free train travel at any time of day, for all journeys within West Yorkshire.
If you have a mobility problem it is helpful to carefully plan your route in advance. The AA or RAC
can help if your contact them by writing, by telephone or using their websites:
These routes also show motorway service areas and petrol stations.
Useful information about physically accessible holidays:
Alternatively, Gateway to care may be able to help.
If a child's school serves the area where you live, or if it's the school that we consider to be
suitable to serve your child’s needs, you may be entitled to help with school travel.
Timetables and information about scheduled bus services which serve schools in Kirklees, also
information about MetroTrain Lines:
The law on mobility scooters - known as 'invalid carriages' - has recently been changed.
A class 3 scooter now has to be registered by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). A class 3 vehicle is a powered wheelchair which can be used on a public road as well as on a pavement. The class 3 vehicle must be limited to 8 mph for use on the road, but must be switched to being limited to 4 mph when it is used on a pavement (footway). A class 1 vehicle is a manual wheelchair, which can be propelled by the user or a carer. It does not need to be registered by the DVLA. A class 2 vehicle is a powered wheelchair or scooter which is limited to 4 mph and is for use only on pavements except when crossing a road or in places where there is no pavement. Although it is not at present compulsory to insure any class of vehicle, it makes good sense to do so. Some companies specialise in scooter and wheelchair insurance. You may be covered for third party liability on your home insurance, but you will need this confirmed by your insurers. In addition, many leisure attractions offer hire or use of powered vehicle and there is the Shopmobility scheme for town centre scooter hire in Kirklees and many other places in the UK. For details of other schemes:
ServiceCall is an inexpensive system designed to make it easier for a person with limited mobility
to use petrol stations, banks, supermarkets, shops and many other services. You simply aim a small
infrared transmitter to activate the ServiceCall receiver fitted in thousands of service providers'
windows.
To help town centre shoppers with limited mobility we have battery-powered scooters and manual
wheelchairs for you to borrow free of charge.
In 2003 the Government stated its commitment to set improved standards for wheelchair accessible
taxis through new regulations. This is still at the stage of consultation with disabled people and
other involved parties.
A quarter of Kirklees Council's hackney carriage fleet is now wheelchair accessible. Also, a number of local private hire companies can offer taxis with wheelchair access. When you book a taxi it is important that you ask for a wheelchair accessible vehicle. Please explain if the wheelchair is larger than standard and if the wheelchair is manual or powered. These firms have wheelchair accessible vehicles which you can book, using the phone numbers provided.
It is advisable to book a train journey at least 48 hours in advance if you need help with a
wheelchair or getting on and off trains. If you need to change trains, it is advisable to telephone
to get the times when connections between trains must be made and to arrange help in transferring
from train to train.
Please telephone:
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