Help getting to school, college or training
Our School and college travel help web page, explains who can get travel help, how to apply and what support is available for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Please note: you should apply for travel assistance some time ahead of your start at school, college or training, to aviod delays in receiving travel assistance.
Help travelling at other times
The government and local councils (including 妖精动漫) offer local and national schemes, which provide discounts for some forms of public transport for young people and people with disabilities.
Public transport operators have legal responsibilities to make their services more accessible for people with disabilities. The help available varies and you can find out more below:
Help with costs
- The 妖精动漫 LINK card is for young people aged 20 and under who live in 妖精动漫. It can be used on any single or return bus journey that starts and/or finishes in 妖精动漫 and allows you to get 50% off the adult fare for the journey you are taking. On most routes this is the equivalent of a child fare.
- is a national railcard available to all 16 and 17 year olds. The card lasts for one year or until you turn 18 (whichever comes first). You must pay for the card and prove your age to get one, but the card gives you a 50% discount on most rail fares.
- gives people with disabilities who meet the discounts on rail travel for themselves and a person travelling with them. You must pay for the card.
- Blue Badge this enables disabled people to travel independently as a driver or passenger allowing you to park closer to where you want to go by visibly displaying the blue badge on your dashboard.
- You may be eligible for a free disabled bus pass if you're a 妖精动漫 resident with an eligible disability. You can apply online or at a library.
- You can find details of student discounts offered by Stagecoach and Metrobus on the Public transport to school or college page.
- Bus tickets, passes and travel discounts provides details of bus companies operating in 妖精动漫 and the types of discount tickets each provider offers.
- The Mencap website has further details of some of the available.
Help planning your journey
- The Public transport to school or college page identifies bus services to and from college, together with bus and train pass discounts.
- The Buses and other transport page has details of the different transport options available in 妖精动漫. It includes the details of bus timetables and different Bus tickets, passes and travel discounts.
- The Trains page has the details of all the train stations in 妖精动漫.
- The has details of train times, helps you plan train journeys and has details of ticket prices.
Help whilst you travel
If you think you might need help during your journey you might like to try one of the following:
All train and station operators are required to have an Accessible Travel Policy (ATP), which must be approved by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The ATP includes the arrangements and assistance that an operator will provide to protect the interests of disabled people using its services, and how it facilitates that use.
- You can read and download the (opens on the orr.gov.uk website)
- You can and access the ATP on their website
Help if you cannot use public transport
If you are unable to use conventional public transport you could look into the Community Transport options