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Some people find it difficult to use public transport due to their disability or mobility problems. Community transport offers a number of different ways for people who would otherwise be unable to get out and about to visit shops and other local amenities.

GMPTE

GMPTE sells discounted Travel Vouchers for people who are not able to use ordinary buses due to serious mobility problems, or are registered blind. The vouchers can be used to pay for taxis and for travel on accessible bus services, such as Ring and Ride. They also give free or cheap travel on trains and Metrolink. If you already have a concessionary travel pass providing free off-peak travel on buses and trains you will have to send it back when you choose to have Travel Vouchers.

Ring and Ride

This is a local organisation providing a door-to-door minibus service for people of all ages who find it difficult to use public transport. This service can help people get to the shops, attend medical appointments, travel to work, school or further education college, take part in social and leisure activities and access places of worship. It also includes travel into Tameside and Manchester. They also offer Travel Support Aid assistance for those who would otherwise be unable to travel.

Local Link

This is a GMPTE local bus service that allows people of all ages and without any disabilities to ring and book a journey, door to door, within the local area. It operates in:

• Dane Bank/North Reddish - Phone: 0161343 6449
• Heald Green/Gatley/Cheadle Royal - Phone: 08456 055505
• Mellor/Marple/Compstall/High Lane - Phone: 08448 542610
• Offerton/Great Moor/Stepping Hill/Hazel Grove - Phone: 08456 055505

To book the service, you should ring up to a week in advance or follow the link below to make a booking online.

Make a booking online

Easy-Go CT (Stockport)

This is a Community Transport service, (buses with tail lifts) for people of all ages who have a disability or mobility difficulty and are not able to use public transport. Easy-Go CT runs a door to door service for people to get to the shops, attend health appointments and get to places of worship, school or college and attend social or leisure activities. They also take people on longer journeys, such as holidays. Journeys can be booked up to three weeks ahead and GMPTE Travel vouchers are accepted. Group bookings are also taken for community groups in Stockport, for one off trips or regular journeys.

Taxis

Your local taxi company is another way of getting out and about safely if you are unable to use public transport. If you have GMPTE Travel vouchers instead of a concessionary travel pass you can use these to pay for journeys at a discounted rate. Local taxi firms will be listed in your telephone directory. There are a number of taxi drivers in Stockport who have undergone disability awareness training and some have specially adapted vehicles. When you make a booking with them explain what problems you have and make sure that they can transport you safely and comfortably.

List of disability trained taxi drivers

 

Stockport Care Schemes

This organisation offers support to families, older people, disabled people of any age and their carers. They have volunteer drivers who may be able to help you with shopping trips and support you to attend appointments at health centres, local hospitals and dentists.

Communicare

Volunteers from this small local charity can help with transport in the following areas.

• Bramhall & Woodford 0161 439 6000
• Cheadle Hulme 0161 485 5353
• The Heatons 0161 474 4444
• Werneth 0793 132 4201
• High Lane 01663 763147

Useful contacts

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Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
Address: 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG
Phone: 0161 244 1000 (or 0871 200 2233 for help travelling to and from train stations)
Fax: 0161 244 1011
Web: www.tfgm.com

Ring and Ride
Address: Unit 1 – 4 Crown Industrial Estate, Kenwood Road, Reddish, Stockport SK5 6PH
Phone: 0845 688 4933
Fax: 0161 432 9222
Web: www.ringandride.info
Email: CMU@ringandride.info

Easy- Go CT (Stockport)
Address: Oak House, Newby Road Industrial Estate, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 5DA
Phone: 0161 419 3580
Web: www.easy-goct.org.uk
Email: info@easygoct.org.uk

Stockport Care Schemes
Phone: 0161 477 8782 (Offerton) or 0161 476 2812 (Reddish) or 0161 426 5142 (Gatley) or 0161 426 5128 (Edgeley)
Web: www.stockportcareschemes.org.uk
Email: breda.johnson@stockportcareschemes.org.uk