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Give Us Time: respite breaks for military families - 2025 dates are live!

The charity ‘Give Us Time’ offers accommodation for respite breaks for UK military families. No referral is required from Welfare for families to sign up. Please see the posters for more details and the current March dates, but more 2025 dates are available on the website: https://giveustime.org.uk/

Travel to Refuge Scheme: Free travel for those fleeing domestic abuse

Travel to Refuge is an umbrella scheme in which travel companies cover the cost of train or coach tickets for women, men and children escaping domestic abuse travelling to refuge accommodation. It’s made up of two schemes:

Rail to Refuge, a joint initiative between Women’s Aid and the Rail Delivery Group, set up in April 2020, providing free rail travel for survivors of abuse.

Road to Refuge, a joint initiative between Women’s Aid and National Express, set up in 2023, providing free coach travel for survivors of abuse.

For more information please visit: Travel to Refuge

National Highways advice

​With Summer holidays upon us, don't forget to check your tyre pressure and get to your destination safely.

https://nationalhighways.co.uk/road-safety/tyre-checks/

Transport Secretary declares zero tolerance for phone use behind the wheel

 

​I​t is now illegal to use a handheld mobile phone while driving under virtually any circumstance including:

- Taking photos or videos

- Scrolling through stored apps or playlists

- Play stored mobile games

For more information, click here​.

Re-importing goods to the UK (post EU Exit)

Below is a useful link shared by HMRC that should aid those personnel experiencing issues with transporting goods back to the UK. For further guidance and support all pers should be directed to the HMRC helpline (all details available at website).

Pay less import duty and VAT when re-importing goods to the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)