Care and support

Other help with getting around

The following help with getting around is also available:

• Motability – This is a scheme to help you use the mobility component to pay for a car, by leasing or buying it through hire purchase. You can also use it to buy a wheelchair on hire purchase. To qualify for this help you must be getting the highest rate of the mobility part of DLA and have 12 months or more of the award remaining. Contact Motability on 0845 456 4566.
  
• Exemption from car tax – You can apply for this if your car is used for the benefit of the disabled person who is getting the higher rate mobility part of DLA. Anyone receiving DLA higher rate mobility should automatically be sent a VED exemption certificate to use when applying for a ‘tax exempt disc’ from the Vehicle Licensing Agency.
  
• The Disabled Person’s Parking Badge (Blue Badge Scheme) – You can apply for a blue badge from Hertfordshire County Council which will help with parking (see telephone numbers at the end of this section).
  
• The Disabled Person’s Railcard – The card allows a person accompanying a disabled child to travel at a reduced rate. You can get a leaflet from your local railway station. More information is also available on /ul