New charges for Passenger and Accessible Transport services (Camden)
The Council is introducing charges for some discretionary accessible transport services.
From 4 July 2011 we are introducing a £10 annual membership fee for Plusbus, Shopmobility and ScootAbility.
A £10 annual membership fee is already in place for Taxicard and users of this service have been informed of this change.
From September 2011 we will also introduce a £10 charge for replacing a Freedom Pass or Blue Badge.
These charges will assist in funding accessible transport services, helping the Council to sustain them in the future.
Blue badge
- Replacement Clock – £10.00
- Replacement Badge (& compulsory Clock) – £10.00
Green Badge
- New or renewed Badge – £30.00
- Change of vehicle – £10.00
Substitute badge
- New or renewed Badge – £25.00
- Change of Vehicle – £10.00
Freedom Pass
- Replacement of pass (Older & Disabled) – £10.00
Shopmobility
- Membership fee & practical training – £20.00
- Wheelchair hire (daily) – £5.00
- Wheelchair hire (7 days) – £25.00
- Wheelchair hire (Monthly) – £60.00
ScootAbility
- Membership fee & practical training – £20.00
- Training DVD – £14.99
Scheme Membership
- For each of – Taxicard, ScootAbility, Shopmobility & PlusBus – £10.00
Other
- Photographic service – £7.00
- Mobility Assessment (after missing 2 scheduled appointments) – £25.00
- Disabled Card – £10.00
Detailed list of all Passenger and Accessible Transport Service charges:
Discretionary Disabled Person’s Freedom Passes – for people with mental health issues (Camden)
As part of measures to ensure it meets the financial challenges it faces, we stopped providing discretionary disabled persons’ Freedom Passes to people with mental health issues on 30 May 2011. From that date onward people with mental health problems who have discretionary passes have been unable to use them.Read the letter giving more information about this change and details of other travel support that people may be able to use.Read the report approved by the council’s Cabinet on 06 April 2011 that details this change.
Disabled Blue Badge – Government proposes major changes (National)
The government announced on 14 February 2011 a major programme of reforms to the Blue Badge scheme, which has been developed in consultation with disabled people, local authorities and other stakeholders, and on the basis of research and economic analysis. The announcement details the plans to implement major reforms to crackdown on drivers who abuse the Blue Badge scheme and other changes to make the scheme more sustainable for the future.
The reforms will deliver the most comprehensive changes to the Blue Badge scheme for 40 years. To view details of the changes in more detail please visit their website
Changes to the Taxicard scheme (Camden)
We introduced the following changes to the Taxicard scheme on Friday 1 April 2011, in order to ensure that it stays within budget in the financial year 2011/2012.
- all members of the scheme must pay a £10 annual membership fee by 20 May 2011
- the fare you have to pay per trip will increase from £1.50, up to £2.50
- the maximum number of trips you can make if you are currently allocated 120 trips per year will be reduced to 108 trips
- you must report a lost or stolen Taxicard to us. We will charge a £10 administration fee for replacements.
See the letter that has been sent to members of the Taxicard scheme about these changes.
Older Person Freedom Pass Eligibility Changes (National)
Due to the government’s gradual change to the age of pension eligibility for women, if your date of birth lies after 6 April 2010, you will not receive your Freedom Pass on your 60th birthday. You can find your date for eligibility in the following PDF document:
The PATS team will only process your application form 10 working days before your eligibility date (this will ensure that you receive your Freedom Pass before or as close to the qualifying data as possible). However, you may choose to send your completed application into us up to six weeks before your qualifying date.
ScootAbility training DVD (Camden)
We have recently produced a Mobility Scooter and Electric Wheelchair Training DVD. the DVD is available for purchase to any individual or organisation.
More and more people are buying mobility scooter or electric wheelchairs, their friends, families and health professionals. It uses animated characters to illustrate information and situations simply and in an easy to understand format. Subtitle and sign language options are available. More information and video highlights
The DVD is priced at £14.99 and includes a DVD, a highway guide, Scooter guide and a Power chair guide. If you are interested in purchasing a copy you may choose to visit the town hall cashiers to buy on in person or, alternatively you can buy the dvd online
For enquires please contact the passenger and accessible transport service
Mobility Forum (Camden)
Please note that attendance of this forum is by invite only, but you may request to be added to the invitation register.
The next forum will be held on Friday 15 April 2011. Further forums are scheduled for Friday 19 August 2011 and Friday 2 December 2011.
Please call 020 7974 2415 or for more information please view Camden Mobility Forum
