Pets on the bus

Is it allowed?  What about the trains and taxis?

Any extra charges for critters?

Another question about taxis... is there an extra charge if you call them to your house?  (My cat isn't heavy... but I am a weakling.)

Hope these aren't stupid questions... but I've run into a lot of strange rules in various countries.

Is it allowed?  What about the trains and taxis?

Any extra charges for critters?

Another question about taxis... is there an extra charge if you call them to your house?  (My cat isn't heavy... but I am a weakling.)

Hope these aren't stupid questions... but I've run into a lot of strange rules in various countries.

I have no idea about the bus rules, but I have brought my cat on the tube throughout London.  As for the cab, I had one driver refuse to take me with the caged cat and another who was very happy to do so.  I guess it depends on the driver and his preference.  There was no extra charge.  I don't know if they charge extra to call the cab to your house, but I would imagine so.  Hope this was helpful.

Buses will normally accept dogs for free, at the driver's discretion, if the bus is not too crowded.  Once, i tried to get my rain-soaked pooch and i on the bus and the driver wouldnt accept us because he didnt want the dog to shake water all over the place.

You dont pay extra for animals on the tube.

Taxis ... it would be at the driver's discretion, i reckon.
When my dog had an operation and i needed to get him home without a car... i called like 5 different taxi companies, and none of them would take him.  I advised he would be woozy and sleepy after his operation, and there would be no danger, but they all said no.  Not sure what the issue was... hair on the seat?  Peeing on the seat?   Fear of being bitten?   I really dont know.
I imagine a cat in a cage would be a different story, though... that would be just like luggage!

I bought a car soon after that nightmare! 

Just as an additional FYI, you can also take pets on the train. Cats have to be in carrier boxes and they're technically not supposed to be on a seat (otherwise you have to buy an extra ticket). I've never taken my cat on the train, but I did look into it when I first arrived in the UK because I thought I was going to need to do it. In the end, some friends drove me -- which was much easier!

I see people with dogs on the train from time to time - no problem.  I heard or read somewhere once that you're supposed to muzzle a dog in taking them on the train or bus (makes sense to me) but I don't know if that's true.  Most dogs I've seen on the train were not muzzled.

Not sure about dogs and buses nowadays. May be up to the driver?

Scotrail allows dogs free provided they do not endanger or inconvenience passengers or staff.

They should be caged or on a lead (leash).

They charge if on a seat.

They are not allowed in restaurant cars except for guide dogs .

They are allowed in sleepers but you will be charged extra for cleaning and you MUST book 48 hrs in advance

However byelaws allows the train company to refuse carriage or entry to any animal.

If another passenger objects to the presence of an animal, the owner must move it to another part of the train.

I don't know about muzzling. I have very rarely seen dogs muzzled.

I have seen them muzzled on the street now & then when the owner is walking the dog, but haven't seen dogs (in general) muzzled on public transport.  It's enjoyable seeing people & their dogs on the train -- but I have gotten annoyed before when the owner wasn't minding the dog and it nearly caused some elderly people to trip over it & fall (dog stretched lazily out across the aisle/path).

-- but I have gotten annoyed before when the owner wasn't minding the dog and it nearly caused some elderly people to trip over it & fall (dog stretched lazily out across the aisle/path).

Hh!
Those old codgers should have been minding their step! 

I once saw what I thought was an empty seat on the bus.  But a dog was laying in it.  He politely cleared off.  My seat was all warm. 

A friend of mine has a guide dog.  I'm amazed at how he can get his entire body under one of those seats - he's a Golden Retriever.

I once saw what I thought was an empty seat on the bus.  But a dog was laying in it.  He politely cleared off.  My seat was all warm. 

I use Davie as a seat warmer all the time!

A friend of mine has a guide dog.  I'm amazed at how he can get his entire body under one of those seats - he's a Golden Retriever.

Surely they make exceptions for guide dogs, don't they? Can't your friend's dog sit on the seat?

Hh!
Those old codgers should have been minding their step! 

 

Surely they make exceptions for guide dogs, don't they? Can't your friend's dog sit on the seat?

he's trained not to sit on the seat.  he sits on the floor.  sometimes he does go in the aisle, but people just walk round him then instead of mentioning it to allen - b/c he's not supposed to plonk himself in the aisle, either, and allen doesn't really have a way of knowing unless someone tells him. 

he's trained not to sit on the seat.  he sits on the floor. 

I hadn't thought of that. I guess he's less of a pet and more of an ... I don't know ... assistant?

I hadn't thought of that. I guess he's less of a pet and more of an ... I don't know ... assistant?

he knows he is working when he is wearing his halter/harness thing.  if he's just on the lead, then he knows he is not working.  allen will use his wife's guide dog to take his own for exercise.  and vice versa.  andrew has also taken 'gus' for exercise on numerous occassions and he knows he can let loose when he's on his lead or off it entirely.  he also has holidays, when allen will use his walking stick. 

you can tell one of hte things we'd do if we won lotto is train guide dogs.