Contacts for disabled transport
- Camden Mobility Forum (Camden Council)
- Camden Shopmobility (Camden Council)
- Disabled Persons Freedom Pass (Camden Council)
- London Dial-a-Ride
- Passenger and Accessible Transport Team (Camden Council)
- Permit Fraud Enforcement Scheme (Camden Council)
- Plusbus Door to Door Service (Camden Council)
- Scootability (Camden Council)
- Taxicard Scheme (Camden Council)
- Transport for Adult Social Care (Camden Council)
- Transport Services (Camden Council)
Camden Mobility Forum (Camden Council)
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Bidborough House
38-50 Bidborough Street
London
WC1H 9DB
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The forum aims to ensure that clients can contribute to the development of schemes and services that help them travel in and around the borough. It deals with a range of access and transport issues. The meeting venues are fully accessible with disabled parking. Transport is available for clients who are unable to use public transport. Light refreshments are provided.
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31/08/2011
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Camden Shopmobility (Camden Council)
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The scheme loans Personal Mobility Vehicles (PMV) and manual wheelchairs to people with limited mobility. This is a membership based scheme and applicants need to complete a simple training session before they can use a PMV. The vehicles are collected from the shop and in the case of PMVs, these must be returned before the shop closes. There are disabled parking bays on Pratt Street.
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15/03/2012
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Disabled Persons Freedom Pass (Camden Council)
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Bidborough House
38-50 Bidborough Street
London
WC1H 9DB
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This scheme allows Camden residents with a permanent disability affecting their mobility free travel within the Greater London area, on the following services: London Transport buses, including low floor mobility buses and Stationlink, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, National Railways services and the Croydon Tramlink. Holders of the pass can travel at any time on London buses, London Underground and tram services. However time restrictions still apply on National Rail Services where the pass is valid only after 9.30am on all weekdays and all weekends and public holidays.
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15/03/2012
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London Dial-a-Ride
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Door to door transport service for people with mobility problems who are unable (or virtually unable) to use mainstream public transport in London. Will transport clients to locations up to 5 miles from their address.
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12/10/2010
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Passenger and Accessible Transport Team (Camden Council)
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Provides accessible transport solutions for older people or anyone with a disability who has a need to travel. The various services are: Disabled Person's Freedom Pass, Older Person's Freedom Pass, Taxicard, PlusBus Door-to-Door, Camden Shopmobility, ScootAbility, Transport for Adult Social Care, Disabled Drivers Assessment Scheme, SchoolPlus Bus, Blue Badge, Green Badge, Substitute Badge, Organisational Badge or Dedicated Disabled Bay.
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15/03/2012
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Permit Fraud Enforcement Scheme (Camden Council)
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Fraudulent use of parking permits and disabled parking badges (blue and green badges) can be reported using the online form or to the Parking Call Centre. It is a criminal offence for able bodied people to use a blue or green badge, and if they do so they are liable for a fine of up to £1,000. Lost or stolen badges should be reported to the police immediately, and a loss/theft form (available in the parking and resources section of the website) should be completed to obtain a replacement badge. Address quoted is not a public office.
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26/05/2011
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Plusbus Door to Door Service (Camden Council)
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Bidborough House
38-50 Bidborough Street
London
WC1H 9DB
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The scheme provides an accessible minibus service for people who find it difficult to use public transport. This is a membership based scheme, but the service is free and provides door-to-door transport to destinations anywhere within the London Borough of Camden. Journeys are booked in advance and you may sometimes need to be flexible with the time you wish to travel. There are no limits on the amount of trips an individual can make.
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15/11/2011
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Scootability (Camden Council)
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Bidborough House
38-50 Bidborough Street
London
WC1H 9DB
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Offers the loan of Personal Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) and Powerchairs for 1 to 4 days. The vehicles are delivered to the client's home and collected at the end of the loan period. Training is provided and minor home adaptations are carried out in order to enable members to store the vehicles in their home. The PMVs are also available for loan on a daily basis from the Charlie Ratchford Centre and the Third Age Project.
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15/03/2012
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Taxicard Scheme (Camden Council)
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Bidborough House
38-50 Bidborough Street
London
WC1H 9DB
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The Taxicard Scheme gives London residents with serious permanent mobility problems and those who are severely sight impaired subsidised rides in licensed black taxis and private hire vehicles. This is a membership based scheme and applicants need to apply to the Borough in which they are resident. For members only: Bookings, Phone: 020 7763 5001. Reporting lost Taxicards, Phone: 020 7484 2929.
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15/03/2012
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Transport for Adult Social Care (Camden Council)
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Bidborough House
38-50 Bidborough Street
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Provides transport for disabled and older residents of Camden who are unable to use public transport. The aim of the scheme is to promote independence and social inclusion by providing transport in fully accessible mini-buses to day centres.
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22/03/2012
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Transport Services (Camden Council)
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There are three sections to this service. The Passenger Services section provides passenger transport services in particular to the Council's Children, Schools and Families and Housing and Adult Social Care Directorates (mostly for people with disabilities). The Fleet Management section supplies vehicles to all Council Departments, and operates and maintains the Council's fleet of vehicles. Some of these vehicles are available for hire to charitable bodies and other local authorities during the evenings and weekends. The Business Services section deals with the finances and general administration including Congestion Charging for the service.
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16/01/2009
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Contact Camden 020 7974 4444