I have spent some time sorting and buying a mobility scooter that can be taken onto trains, I found one and was very pleased, I, once a month go to Manchester so I contacted East Coast Trains who I usually book passenger assistance from, I use their trains to Leeds then Trans Pennine Express to Manchester, it is no problem with East Coast my scooter is acceptable, but to travel on Trans Pennine Express you have to have a permit, they do not charge for it but you have to apply for it, unusually not on line, you have to fill in a hard copy so you have to wait for it to arrive then fill the form in and send it back, again I was quite shocked to find out that they decide if they will allow you to travel, so here I am waiting for this form but it is of no help at this moment in time as I was to travel on Thursday this week but I can only travel on TPE Trains if I dismantle the scooter and load it onto the train as luggage, I did point out that I was disabled that was why I need assistance, the scooter is needed this week because of my ability to walk any distance has deteriorated but no good, no permit no travel, so good to be a disabled veteran.
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