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Travelling with a wheelchair

Wheelchair taxi in Heemskerk

We drive ordinary saloon cars. Your folding wheelchair goes in the boot and the driver helps you in and out. If you would rather stay seated in your wheelchair for the journey, you need a wheelchair-accessible van with a ramp — and we do not have one.

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Booking

How to book a ride

You see the price before you book. The booking form works it out on the actual route.

  1. 1

    Fill in your ride

    Your address, destination, date and how many of you are travelling. The price appears straight away.

  2. 2

    You hear from us

    Straight away that your request has arrived; once we have checked it, the confirmation follows by email.

  3. 3

    We drive

    The driver is at your door on time. You pay the driver at the end of the ride, cash or debit card.

How it works

What you can expect from us

  1. 1The driver helps you in and outHe comes to the door, offers an arm and waits until you are settled. He does not sound the horn from the road, but rings the bell and walks with you.
  2. 2Your folding wheelchair comes alongFolded up in the boot, and at the other end it is ready for you again. The same goes for a walking frame or crutches.
  3. 3No surchargeThe same fare as any other ride. To Schiphol the fixed price for your town, and within the area the ordinary fare. Helping costs nothing extra.
  4. 4Someone may come with youA carer, partner or relative travels along at no cost. With more than four people we send a van.
Driver folding a wheelchair beside a black Mercedes estate at a hospital entrance; an older man is already in the front seat
The bill

Who pays for the ride?

Are you travelling on an allowance or out of a budget? Then it depends on where that money comes from.

UWV, for private journeys
You get a fixed sum each year into your own account and choose who drives you. For that you can simply ring us.
Personal budget (pgb)
In practice the bill usually goes to the administrator of the budget. We settle that with them directly.
UWV, for work or study
UWV only reimburses these rides if you use a taxi firm on its own approved list, and we are not on it. Better that you know now than afterwards.

For travel between home and work, UWV charges a contribution per kilometre that depends on your income; for a course of study it does not. The conditions and the application form are on the UWV page about taxi travel. If you are unsure which category your ride falls under, ask your UWV occupational expert (arbeidsdeskundige) — they know what has been granted in your case. If your situation is different again, do ring us on +31 251 74 32 23.

Where to

Where we take you

Any address, near or far. The rides we are asked for most are the hospital and the airport — the Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis in Beverwijk, the Spaarne Gasthuis, or Schiphol at the fixed price for your town. But just as readily to family, to the hairdresser, or to a birthday on the other side of the village. A short ride is no lesser ride to us; see local rides for how that is worked out.
Chauffeur in a suit lifting a folded wheelchair into the boot of a black Mercedes estate on a residential street, while an elderly lady waits by the open door

Frequently asked questions

Can I stay seated in my wheelchair during the ride?

No. We drive ordinary saloon cars, without a ramp or a lift. You transfer into the car and the folded wheelchair comes along. If you have to travel seated in your wheelchair, you need a wheelchair-accessible van.

Will an electric wheelchair or a mobility scooter fit?

Those do not fold and so will not go in the boot. For a manual wheelchair that folds there is always room, even alongside suitcases.

Does travelling with a wheelchair cost extra?

No. To Schiphol the fixed price that belongs to your town, and within the area the ordinary fare. The driver helping, and a wheelchair coming along, cost nothing.

Do you drive to Schiphol with a wheelchair as well?

Yes, at the same fixed price. Say when you book that a wheelchair is coming, so the driver allows for the room and for the time it takes to get in and out. On arrival we set you down at the departure hall.

How do I apply to UWV for a taxi travel allowance?

With the ‘Voorziening aanvragen’ form in Mijn UWV. You get an acknowledgement, then a UWV occupational expert (arbeidsdeskundige) discusses with you whether taxi travel is the best solution, and within eight weeks you hear whether the allowance is granted. If you are applying for a child under fourteen, you use the child’s DigiD; from fourteen the child applies themselves.

Can I arrange the same ride every week?

Give us a ring and we will see what is possible. For regular rides — to work, day care or treatment — we would rather make the arrangement over the telephone than through a form, because then it is clear straight away who collects you and at what time.

Our services

What else we drive

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Shall we talk it through?

Ringing is usually easier here than booking: then we know in advance what is needed and the right car is at the door.

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  • No surcharge
  • Help getting in and out
  • Folding wheelchair comes along
  • Day and night