Transport
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How To Get About
You can read about:
- Public transport
- Travel passes
- Travel information for the older person
- Travel information for the disabled
- Useful Organisations
On the Carers Webpage.
Other Information:
Travel Costs To and From Hospital
This benefit is to:
- Help with the cost of your fares or petrol when you go into hospital for NHS treatment and when you come out of hospital
- Help with the cost of your fares or petrol when you go to and from hospital as an out-patient for NHS treatment.
Ring and Ride
Ring and Ride provides door-to-door transport for people who
find it very difficult or impossible to get to a bus stop or get on
or off ordinary buses. Their buses have low entrance steps and
lifts at the back to make it easy for people to get on and off. If
you use a wheelchair, the driver will secure your wheelchair safely
in the bus or, if you like, help you into a seat. Drivers are fully
trained in customer care and disability awareness.
Ring and ride is designed to provide short local journeys. The
buses are small and can reach most homes easily. Remember: Ring and
Ride is for people who have difficulty getting about - if you can
use ordinary buses please do.
For details of costs, how to use Ring and Ride and other
relevant information, please visit www.ringandride.info/gmpte.asp
Tameside Ring and Ride can be found at:
 Unit 1, Plantation
Industrial Estate, Whitelands Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6
6UZ
 Enquiry/Administration: 0161
343 1404 Booking: 0161 343 1808
Travel Vouchers for the Disabled
"Travel Vouchers are a form of travel concession introduced by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport to improve travel facilities for disabled people. Use the link to find out how travel vouchers work; who qualifies for them; where you can use them; how much they cost and how to apply for them."
 Traveline
Traveline is the 'one-call' service where you can get route and timetable information on buses, coaches, trains, trams, underground, metro and local ferries. You can reach them on:
0870 608 2 608 or visit www.traveline.org.uk
Lines are open a minimum of 7 days a week 8am-8pm and calls are charged at a national rate.
Travel Vouchers for the Disabled
"Travel Vouchers are a form of travel concession introduced by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport to improve travel facilities for disabled people. Use the link to find out how travel vouchers work; who qualifies for them; where you can use them; how much they cost and how to apply for them."
Useful Links
Read about Age Concern's factsheet on Travel for Older People. 
Age Concern has information on Travel Insurance for the older person.
Read topical news on travel together with travel features and 'fit for travel', which includes the following categories:
- In flight - deep vein thrombosis
- Malaria prevention
- Planning ahead
- Pre-existing illness
- Skin and foot care
- Travel insurance
- Vaccinations
This popular website has an A~Z of information from Accommodation to Weekend breaks.
If there's anything you would like to comment on within this website,
you can send an email to owl@tameside.gov.uk or
use the 'Contacting us' button for an alternative way of getting in touch.
Thank you for visiting us. We hope we've been of some help to you.
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