Useful Contacts

Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)

Secretariat, Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DR
Tel: 020 7944 8011
Fax: 020 7944 6998
Textphone: 020 7944 3277
E-mail: dptac@dft.gsi.gov.uk
Web-site: http://www.dptac.gov.uk

The Access to Air Travel for Disabled People - Code of Practice is available from:

Department for Transport
PO Box 236
Wetherby
LS23 7NB
Tel: 0870 1226 236
Textphone: 0870 1226 405
Email: dft@twoten.press.net

http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_mobility/documents/page/dft_mobility_507855.pdf Access to Air Travel for Disabled People (PDF 308KB)
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_mobility/documents/page/dft_mobility_503225.hcsp Travelling to countries outside the European Union

Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)

68-71 Newman St
London
W1T 3AH
Tel: 020 7637 2444
Fax: 020 7637 0713
E-mail: information@abta.com
Web: http://www.abta.com

Air Transport Users Council (AUC)

CAA House
Kingsway House
45-59 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6TE
Tel: 020 7240 6061
Fax: 020 7240 7071
E-mail: admin@auc.caa.co.uk
Web: http://www.caa.co.uk/auc/default.asp

Assistance Dogs (UK)

Lewknor Training Centre
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
London Road (A40)
Lewknor
OX9 5RY
Tel: 01844 348 100 (Voice and Textphone)
Fax: 01844 348 101
E-mail: info@hearing-dogs.co.uk
Web-site: http://www.hearing-dogs.co.uk

British Air Transport Association (BATA)

Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London
SW1P 1RT
Tel: 020 7222 9494
Fax: 020 7222 9595
E-mail: admin@bata.uk.com
Website: http://www.bata.uk.com

BAA plc

Operators of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Southampton & Aberdeen airports.

BAA plc
Corporate Office
130 Wilton Road
London
SW1V 1LQ
Tel: 020 7834 9449
Fax: 020 7834 6699
Website: http://www.baa.com for information on all BAA airports

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)

Noble House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Tel: 020 7238 6000
Fax: 020 7238 6591
E-mail: pets.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/

Department for Transport (DfT)

Mobility and Inclusion Unit
Room 1/18
Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DR
Tel: 020 7944 4914
Fax: 020 7944 6102
E-mail: miu@dft.gsi.gov.uk
Website: http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_about/documents/page/dft_mobility_redirects_page.hcsp

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Burghfield Common
Reading
RG7 3YG
Tel: 0870 600 2323
E-mail: guidedogs@guidedogs.org.uk
Website: http://www.guidedogs.org.uk