Ring and Ride Accessible Minibuses
Ring and Ride provide accessible, low cost transport to disabled people and older people with walking difficulties. If you qualify, you can book a Ring and Ride accessible minibus to take you, and an accompanying adult, door to door for journeys of up to 6 miles in Greater Manchester.
There are some exceptions where registered users may travel more than 6 miles from their home address as long as the destination is within Greater Manchester.
Trips which may be considered include:
- Travel to the nearest local hospital
- Travel to the nearest town centre or accessible transport facility
Ring and Ride minibuses are suitable for taking wheelchairs, and all drivers have had special accessibility and disability-awareness training.
This service operates between 8am to 10.45pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 10.25pm on Sundays.
Book your journey
Before you can book your first journey, you will need to register. It's free to register, and you can join in a number of ways:
Register online
To register online, please complete our online registration form.
Register over the phone
You can call our Customer Contact Centre on 0161 244 1000 and select option 2 for Ring and Ride and our staff will be happy to help.
Register by post
To register by post, all you need to do is print out the registration form and when it is complete, post it to:
FREEPOST
TfGM
Ring and Ride
PO Box 429
Manchester
M60 1HX
Book over the phone
Once you have registered, you can book your journey. You can do this from between seven days to an hour before you travel. You can book journeys by calling 0161 244 1000. The Ring and Ride booking line is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm for bookings and cancellations.
Contact us with ‘where is my vehicle’ queries from 4pm to 11pm Monday to Friday or from 8am to 10.30pm on weekends.
Who to contact
- Telephone
- 0161 244 1000 0161 244 1000
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hello@beenetwork.com
- Website
- Ring and Ride accessible minibuses
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Costs
- Associated Cost
- Yes
Availability
- Referral not required
- Referral Details
Do you qualify?
To use Ring and Ride you must travel with one of the following:
- a TfGM travel pass for disabled people; or
- a TfGM travel plus pass for disabled people; or
- a TfGM travel pass for older people, be 70 or over and have difficulty walking; or
- use TfGM travel vouchers for disabled people
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- Check that the service has child protection procedures in place if they are directly involved with children.
- Check that the staff are qualified and trained in the specific area.
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