Bus travel with a disability
Bussresa med funktionsnedsättning - Engelska
There are special rules intended to make bus travel easier for you if you have a disability.
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Your rights in brief
If you have a disability, the rules intended to protect you mean that a bus company:
may not deny you travel on the grounds of your disability
may not charge a higher price for the bus travel even if you need extra help
must try to give you the assistance you need for the journey
must give you information you need and can understand.
Refused travel due to safety requirements
The bus company can refuse to let you take the bus if they cannot meet the safety requirements. This may involve the bus or bus stop not being designed so you can travel safely.
If you are refused travel, the bus company must give you information on other buses or departures that you can travel with.
If you have already bought a ticket, but are not allowed to take the bus, the bus company must offer you:
Your money back, and if relevant, a return journey to the place you boarded at no cost.
Another journey to your destination that is safe for you and practically implementable.
Travel with an escort
If you can make the journey safely with the help of an escort, you can ask to be able to ride. Your escort must then be able to accompany you at no cost and if possible be given a place next to you on the bus.
Assistance on longer journeys
If the bus travel is longer than 250 kilometres and you have special needs to be able to make the journey, the bus company and terminal operator can provide you assistance at three appointed terminals: the City terminal in Stockholm, the Nils Ericson terminal in Gothenburg and the Umeå bus station.
To get assistance, you must notify the bus company, terminal operator, travel agency or travel operator of your needs no later than 36 hours before your journey.
You need to be at the meeting time and place that the travel company indicates. The meeting time may never be more than 60 minutes before departure according to the time table. If you have not been given a specific meeting time, you must still always come to the meeting place no later than 30 minutes before the departure time.
If you have requested assistance, at some terminals you can get help with:
Reporting your arrival at the bus station.
Making your way from the meeting place to check-in, the waiting room and the place for boarding.
Getting on and off of the bus and getting on and off of the bus in the event of a stop during the journey if there is staff other than the driver on-board.
Loading and unloading your luggage.
Boarding the bus with a guide dog.
Making your way to your seat.
Getting important information about your journey in a way that you can understand.
Report to the Swedish Consumer Agency if the rules are not followed
If you think that a travel company is breaking the rules, you can report it to the Swedish Consumer Agency.
A report to the Swedish Consumer Agency does not mean that your individual case will be investigated. However, it is important information for the Swedish Consumer Agency when they review how the companies are following the rules.
Source: KonsumentverketKonsument Europa
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