Community Cars

The service is provided by volunteer drivers using their own cars and all journeys are coordinated by the Community Transport office, not directly with the volunteer drivers.

The service is for individuals to attend medical appointments only e.g Hospital’s, Dentist’s, Surgeries etc.

As this is a voluntary service, it depends on the availability and willingness of the volunteers, as such, there is no guarantee that we will be able to find a driver for your trip. However, we will always try our best to help as many people as possible.

Fares are £0.50 per mile whilst you are in the car. This is not an individual fare, it is a rate set by HMRC for volunteer motoring costs so, if there are two of you travelling, the shared fare is still £0.50 per mile. For the mileage you are in the car, you pay the driver in cash.

Our volunteers are expected to wait for you. However, if they have another person to transport then they will come back for you.

Booking requests are to be made with as much notice as possible, this is due to the service being covered by the car share scheme legislation. Community Cars is not a taxi service and must not be treated as such, nor must it act in such a way as to cause unfair competition to taxi/private hire operators.

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