| The Total Mobility Scheme (TMS) provides subsidised taxi travel for Hawke’s Bay residents, who are unable to use public transport due to a significant, permanent impairment. It pays 50% of the cost of a taxi fare (up to a maximum amount) for those on the Scheme. The scheme is administered by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, and funded by both the Council and Land Transport New Zealand. |  |
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If you have a significant, permanent impairment which prevents you from using your own car or travelling on a bus, you will need to be assessed to make sure that you are genuinely in need of subsidised taxi travel, and to make sure you meet the criteria of the Scheme.
There is a brochure available which gives information about the scheme. It is available here as a pdf document (1.26Mb). Contact one of the organisations to be assessed. The assessor will ask you some questions about your mobility.
Note: You will need to provide a recent photograph of yourself which will be attached to your application form and sent to the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for processing. The photograph will be copied onto your ID card if you are accepted, but in any event it will be returned to you.
The scheme is free, however the agency which assesses you may charge a small fee if you are not a member of their organisation.
If your application meets the criteria for the Total Mobility Scheme, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will issue you with:
- A book of pink taxi vouchers, which entitle you to 50% discount on taxi travel (some conditions apply).
- Guidelines on the conditions of use of the taxi vouchers, this includes many of the common questions people ask about the scheme.
- A photo ID card, which you will need to keep safe and show to the taxi driver each time you travel.
For more information please contact totalmobility@hbrc.govt.nz, or (06) 835 3015.
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(06) 835 0346 - Age Concern Hastings
(06) 870 9060 - Age Concern Flaxmere
(06) 879 7003 - Age Concern Havelock North
(06) 877 6488 - Age Concern Central Hawke’s Bay
(06) 858 9158 - Alzheimers Napier
(06) 834 0417 - CCS Tairawhiti
(06) 834 0499 - Disabled Persons Assembly
(06) 835 2713 - Epilepsy Association
(06) 835 5537 - Hawke’s Bay Multiple Sclerosis Society Inc
(06) 843 3000 - IHC Idea Services Hawke’s Bay
(06) 870 7880 - Parkinsonism Society Hawke’s Bay
(06) 878 8954 - Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind
(06) 835 3777 - Stroke Foundation Hastings
(06) 878 9613 - Stroke Foundation Napier
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