Taxicard scheme - Jubilee and 2012 Games
Please note: If you frequently using the London taxicard scheme, please beaware of wait times with trips taking longer and journeys becoming significantly more expensive due to road closures and diversions during the Jubilee and 2012 Games.
Visit the London taxicard scheme website for further information.
Taxicard users in Hounslow will be able to ‘double swipe’ their cards after a decision by the borough’s cabinet committee to re-introduce the benefit as of 1 May 2011.
The Hounslow Taxicard Scheme allows London Borough of Hounslow residents with a mobility impairment which prevents them from using buses or trains to travel in the contractors’ licensed radio taxis - black cabs or Private Hire Vehicles at subsidised rates.
The scheme offers a 24 hour service, 365 days of the year.
Who is eligible?
To qualify you must live permanently in the London Borough of Hounslow.
You may qualify automatically if you receive:
the higher rate of mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance
war Pensioners' Mobility Supplement; and
you are registered as severely sight impaired/blind.
You can also apply if your mobility is so restricted that you are unable or virtually unable to use public transport due to a permanent or long term disability/injury which seriously impairs your ability to walk.
Temporary conditions, such as a broken leg for example, do not qualify.
How do I apply?
You can request for an application form for the Taxicard scheme by contacting the Transport Inclusion Unit.
Applications are also available to collect from main reception or you can download it from this page, see right of this page, under documents for download.
You must include with the application form:
evidence of eligibility if you receive one of the allowances listed above or is you are a registered blind person (a photocopy will be acceptable);
proof of residence in London eorough of Hounslow. This must be a formal letter addressed to you such as a council tax bill or gas or electricity bill or an official document bearing your name and address such as a pension or other allowance book; and
One passport sized photographs of yourself.
Once you have completed the application form and collected the necessary information you must send the form by post to:
London Councils
Taxicard
59½ Southwark Street
London
SE1 0AL
If your application is successful, your Taxicard will be sent to you directly by post along with a booklet outlining the scheme.
How much does it cost?
There is no membership fee for the scheme but you must provide a passport photo with your application.
You will receive 104 trips annually, this is a fixed amount and cannot be increased.
London Borough of Hounslow subsidises your trip, however you must pay the first £2.50 of the journey and we will pay a further £8.30. There is a slightly higher subsidy for weekends and evenings. There is no restriction to the purpose or length of the trip.
This information is given as a guide as there are other factors that may affect the final cost of each trip, these will be explained to you when your application is successful.
Contact details
Telephone: 020 7934 9791
Email: taxicard@londoncouncils.gov.uk