Pendle taxi firm offers free vaccine journeys to the elderly and vulnerable

A Pendle taxi firm is offering free transport to and from Covid-19 vaccination centres to the elderly, vulnerable and care home residents.
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Pendle Taxi Ltd has announced they will be offering the free trips to people who would otherwise be unable to get to a vaccination centre.

Thanks to a fleet of wheelchair-accessible vehicles, the firm, based in Nelson, is particularly helping residents from care homes who may have mobility problems and struggle to attend their vaccination appointments.

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Owner Shaf Latif, explained: "I just want to put the message out there to local care home staff that we are here to help. We are able to carefully and safely transport the elderly and senior citizens with disabilities in and out of cars thanks to our wheelchair accessible mini buses.

The wheelchair-accessible vehicles owned by Pendle Taxis LtdThe wheelchair-accessible vehicles owned by Pendle Taxis Ltd
The wheelchair-accessible vehicles owned by Pendle Taxis Ltd

"Our drivers have continued to work hard while trying to stay safe during the pandemic. A safe community is a prosperous one. Here at Pendle Taxis Ltd, we firmly believe that our customers shouldn't be held back by disability and we are only too happy to help."

Anyone wishing to book a free taxi to their vaccination appointment is asked to call Pendle Taxis on 01282 693693.

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