Motability & Adaptations

The Motability Scheme is for people who receive higher rate DLA mobility.
You can use your DLA money to hire or buy a car or electric wheelchair.
To hire a car, you need to have at least 3 years Mobility Component left.
To buy a car on HP, you must have 2 years left. Contact: Motobility, Warwick House, Roydon Road, Harlow, Essex CM19 5PX 01279 635666

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Road Tax Exemption

You may not have to pay road tax if you get DLA Mobility - higher rate, or War Pensioners Mobility Allowance, or if you use an 'invalid tricycle'.

People on DLA should complete form DLA 404, get it from DWP office that issues your benefit (Molineux House, Temple Street, WV2 4AU), and send it to the Vehicle Licensing Agency.

 

People on War Pensioners Mobility Supplement fill in WPA 442, get it from

Service Personnel and Veterans Agency, Norcross, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire FY5 3GZ

Telephone: 0800 169 2277
Textphone: 0800 169 3458

M6 Toll Road Exemption

People who get DLA high rate mobility can get an exemption certificate so that they can travel for free on the M6 Toll Road.
The exemption certificate costs £5 and lasts for 3 years.
You apply for exemption from Midland Expressway Limited.
You can download a form from the M6toll site>>

 

Blue Badge Scheme

This is to help blind people, people who have impairment in both upper limbs, or people with mobility problems to park near to or in the city centre and other shopping centres.

You can use your Blue Badge in other European EEC countries, but the rules vary. The AA produces a leaflet on this which you can get from them if you are a member or download for free at the IAM website>>

To qualify, you must be over 2 years old, and meet one of the following requirements:
Receive DLA Mobility (higher rate), or War Pension Mobility Supplement, or Mobility Allowance;
be registered blind,
be unable or virtually unable to walk,
drive regularly and have a severe disability in each arm,
use a vehicle supplied by or partly funded by a Government Department

receive a grant towards your own vehicle under section 5(2)(a) of the NHS Act, 1977.

The disabled person does not have to be the owner or driver of the car, s/he just needs to be using the car when the Blue Badge is displayed. The Blue Badge must be displayed properly so that the expiry date can be seen and read through the windscreen – if not it is not valid, and you may receive a ticket.
A Blue Badge allows you to park at roadside parking meters for 3 hours for free, you can also park on yellow lines for up to 3 hours providing you are not causing an obstruction, you must display your time of arrival also.
In most cases you cannot park in a red route or cycle/bus route or an area where there is a loading/unloading bay.

You apply for your Blue Badge at the Council Social Services Department.
For more information, ring (01902) 555308
There is no right of appeal if the Council thinks you do not meet the criteria, but you can apply again immediately, and wait for the Council to contact your GP or you can contact a disability organisation (such as One Voice) or your local Councillor to see if they can advocate for you.

Accessible Parking

There is Blue Badge parking at the following places around the city centre: Cleveland Street, Queen Street, Victoria Street, Blossoms Fold, Bilston Street, Castle Street and Railway Drive.
There are accessible parking spaces in the following car parks:
Civic Centre, Birch Street, Fold Street, School Street, Railway Station, Faulkland Street, Market, Piper’s Row, Mander Centre, Beatties, Sainsbury’s, Asda, and Netto.
There are pay-and-display parking meters at the following places:
Bell Street, Berry Street, Birch street, Bond street (cobbled area), Clarence Road, Cleveland Street, George Street (cobbled), Mitre fold, North Street, Paternoster Row, Princess Street, Queen Street, Red Street, Railway Street, St. John’s Square, Salop Street, School Street, Summer Street, Tempest Street,  Thornley Street, Waterloo Road, Whitmore Street, Worcester Street.
You can get a city centre parking map from the Tourist Information centre, or you can download one at the Council website>>>

Shop Mobility

Shop Mobility is a scheme to make shopping easier for people with mobility problems. When you register you must take a simple test. Once you register, you can park your car and rent an electric wheelchair or scooter, to shop around town.
The cost is 50 pence for the first hour, and 25 pence for each hour afterwards.
To register you must have ID including your address and a photo, and evidence of your exact weight.
For more information contact Shopmobility, 12 Cleveland St., Wolverhampton. Telephone/Minicom (01902) 556021