Services
Disabled people - disabled taxi cards
Taxicard
If you are unable to use ordinary buses you can apply for a Taxicard which entitles you to receive a discount of up to £3 on a maximum of 104 trips a year.
You may qualify if:
Registered Blind (please include a copy of your letter from Visal Impairment Services)
In receipt of Disability Living Allowance (High Rate Mobility Component or High Rate Attendance Allowance). Please forward a copy of your letter from the Benefits Agency.
In receipt of was pension's mobility supplement. Please forward official letter confirming award.
Permanent user of a wheelchair. Please give details where supplied from.
In possession of Blue Badge issued by West Lothian Council. Please give badge number and expiry date.
Age 85 or over and has a severe walking difficulty. Please supply proof of age.
Suffering from dementia (must be certified by hospital authorities).
Suffering from a terminal illness affecting mobility (must be certified by General Practitioner or hospital).
Suffering from certain neurological disorder, such as motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or strokes which result in the applicant being unable to walk without stopping, being in server discomfort or requiring help from another person. This must be confirmed by either the hospital authorities or General Practitioner.
Suffering from agoraphobia, as certified by Community Psychiatric Nursing Service (CPNS). A letter of endorsement from the CPNS is also required.
