Bus and taxi assistance

This page provides information on using buses and taxis in the Northern Territory (NT) with a disability.

Taxi

There are two financial assistance schemes you can apply for:

• taxi subsidy scheme.
• lift incentive scheme.

For more information, read about transport subsidy and incentive schemes.

Bus

NT public buses have an easy-access low floor and are fitted with ramps that provide access for standard wheelchairs and light weight mobility aids.

These buses have all of the following:

• a driver activated manual ramp
• footpath 'kneeling' action to bring the floor closer to ground level and reduce the angle between the floor and the footpath, improving wheelchair and pram access
• handrails and bus stop button to assist the mobility of passengers with a disability
• room for two wheelchairs or prams in the priority seating areas
• a special button in the priority seating area to enable those with limited upper body strength to signal when it is their stop
• skid-resistant flooring in the priority seating area to reduce the amount of movement of wheelchairs while the bus is in motion.

Before using a public bus, you must check whether your wheelchair or mobility aid meets the size restrictions. Find out more about buses and mobility aids.

You must also follow bus safety rules.