Dundee City Council - Taxicard Travel Concession Scheme

The taxicard scheme is a local concessionary travel scheme, which is designed for residents of Dundee City who have a permanent disability and have difficulty in using the ordinary local bus services within the City. The scheme was first introduced in January 1992 and was revised in April 1996 when Dundee City Council took over responsibility from Tayside Regional Council after the introduction of the three new unitary authorities.

The taxicard scheme offers discounted taxi fares where the taxicard holder pays half the total metered fare up to a maximum concession of £2.50 per individual taxi journey. The maximum number of concessionary taxi journeys permitted within a twelve-month period is limited to 104 trips (an average of 2 individual journeys per week).

Dundee City Council changed the taxicard conditions on 1 October 2002 to permit taxicard holders the right to retain their concessionary bus pass. This decision meant that taxicard holders could now participate in more than one concessionary travel scheme and gave taxicard holders the option to use which travel concession scheme was more appropriate to their individual needs.

To qualify for the taxicard concession scheme the applicant must be permanently resident within the boundaries of Dundee City and be a person aged five years of age or over and satisfy one of the following:

Taxicard Eligibility - Automatic Entitlement

• Be in receipt of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance at the higher rate and be a wheelchair user.
• Be in receipt of Attendance Allowance at the higher rate.
• Be registered blind with the local society.

Taxicard Eligibility - through Assessment

• Be in receipt of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance at the higher rate.
• Be in receipt of Attendance Allowance at the Lower rate.
• Be registered as Partially Sighted with the local society.
• Be in receipt of War Pensioners Mobility Supplement.

All applications which require to be assessed are forwarded to the independent Medical Advisory Service from the local health authority who may contact the applicant’s family doctor for a report on their medical condition. An assessment is then carried out on the applicant's ability to use ordinary local bus services within the City.

Application forms can be obtained by contacting the Customer Services Section on Dundee (01382) 433558.

If you require any further information on the taxicard scheme please contact the travel concession helpline on Dundee (01382) 433006.