Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee Accessible Travel: Information for Disabled and Less Mobile People The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) is an independent advisory body, established under the Transport Act 1985, and set up to advise Government on the transport needs of disabled people. The Department for Transport sponsors the Committee. Chair: Dai Powell OBE Secretariat: DPTAC, Zone 2/23 Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DR Telephone: 020 7944 8011 Fax: 020 7944 6998 Email:
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[email protected]. This document is printed in Univers 14pt. It is also available in alternative formats on request and is available on the DPTAC website at www.independent.gov.uk/dptac/pubs/index.htm. ISBN: 978 1 84864 122 8 DPTAC 20 April 2011 Printed in Great Britain on paper containing at least 75% recycled fibre. | 3 Contents 1 Introduction 5 2 Travelling in the United Kingdom 7 Accessible Toilets 8 Changing Places 8 RADAR National Key Scheme 8 Driving 8 Accessible Car Hire 8 Mobilise 9 Toll and Congestion