Transport to and from work
Last checked 06/08/2008
Access to Work
This information applies to people in the UK only. If you live outside the UK, then more information about epilepsy and employment where you are will be available from your local epilepsy organisation.
Some people who can’t drive because they have epilepsy may be entitled to help with the additional
costs of travel to and from work, and also travelling whilst at work, under the Access to Work scheme. You can contact the Disability Employment Adviser at your local Jobcentre Plus to see if you qualify for this.
Disabled Person’s Railcard
This information applies to people in the UK only. If you live outside the UK, then more information about epilepsy and employment where you are will be available from your local epilepsy organisation.
If you have epilepsy and still have seizures even though you are taking anti-epileptic drugs, you are eligible for a Disabled Person's Railcard. You can get an application form from the following sources.
- Disabled persons railcard website: http://www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/
- National Rail, Tel: 0845 748 4950
- The Epilepsy Helpline, Tel: freephone 0808 800 5050; helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
Discounted bus fares
This information applies to people in the UK only. If you live outside the UK, then more information about epilepsy and employment where you are will be available from your local epilepsy organisation.
Many people with epilepsy are entitled to discounted bus fares. See Concessionary bus fares
Last updated 2 May 2007
Epilepsy advice and information
- What is epilepsy?
- Children
- Depression
- Disability Discrimination Act (UK)
- Driving
- Education
- Employment
- UK employment restrictions
- Work and epilepsy - an employer's guide
- Work and epilepsy – an employee’s guide
- Disability Discrimination Act
- Reasonable adjustments
- Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs)
- Telling employers about your epilepsy
- Health and safety at work
- Risk Assessments
- Telling people you work with
- Working with computers
- Driving
- Shift Work
- Insurance
- Transport to and from work
- Pensions
- Access to work
- What jobs can you do if you have epilepsy?
- Unfair treatment in the workplace
- Epilepsy in later life
- Getting a diagnosis
- Health care and welfare benefits
- Inheritance
- Learning disabilities
- Me and my dad
- Memory
- Men and epilepsy
- Mobile phones and epilepsy
- Osteoporosis, osteomalacia and epilepsy
- Photosensitive epilepsy
- Relationships and epilepsy
- Safety
- Seizures
- Sports and leisure
- Stress and epilepsy
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
- Syndromes
- Travel abroad
- Treatment
- Women and epilepsy
- Young people and epilepsy
Epilepsy Helpline
- UK freephone 0808 800 5050
- International +44 113 210 8850
- Online Tuesdays 1900-2100
- Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
- Txt msg: 07797 805 390 info





