Transport accessibility and mobility
Blue badges, mobility scooters and wheelchairs, accessible public transport, taxi and private hire cars.
Services
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Apply for or renew a Blue Badge
Check if you're eligible for a Blue Badge and apply or renew
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Apply for an older person's bus pass
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
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Blue Badge scheme: information from your council
Blue Badge parking permits let disabled drivers and passengers park nearer to where they're going - find out more about Blue Badges from your council
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Apply for a disabled person's bus pass
Contact your local council to find out who issues disabled bus passes in your area as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
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Find out where Blue Badge holders can park
If you're a Blue Badge holder, find out if your council provides parking spaces for you and where you can park
Guidance and regulation
- Who can get a Blue Badge
- The Blue Badge scheme: rights and responsibilities in England
- Apply for an exemption from PSVAR accessibility regulations for home-to-school or rail replacement services
- Blue Badge scheme: review of eligibility criteria
- Determining eligibility for blue badge and concessionary travel
News and communications
- Funding for transport projects to help tackle loneliness
- Accessible transport: reference wheelchair report
- £2.5 million package announced to help disabled people travel more confidently
- Government teams with charity Scope on Disabled Persons Passenger Charter
- Innovative solutions exemption for danger area walking surface and visual markings at Reading Green Park station
Research and statistics
- Disabled Person’s Railcard (DPRC) and assisted journeys data: 17 October 2021 to 8 January 2022 (Periods 8 to 10)
- Inclusive Transport Strategy scorecard
- Wheelchair accessible travel: taxi and private hire services
- Reference wheelchair standard and transport design
- Technology research and innovation grants: accessibility (TRIG-A) 2021 programme outcomes
Policy papers and consultations
- Taxi and private hire vehicle best practice guidance
- Mobility as a Service: code of practice
- RVAR exemption: door closure warning times for London underground trains
- Exemptions to the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) 2000
- Inclusive Transport Strategy
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Inclusive Transport Leaders Scheme: accredited bodies
- List of bridges and tunnels in Oxfordshire
- United Kingdom national enforcement body activity report 2017/18
- Accessible journey planning data
- Households with good transport access to key services or work