Community Cars

Community Cars are available to anyone who ….

needs to make an essential journey,

and            does not have a car, or has not got access to a car when they need to travel,

and            is not able to use public transport, either because they can’t get on board or because it is not available

Children may be carried, if accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult.

Examples of “essential” journeys:

• Visiting friends or relatives in hospital.
• Visiting the doctors,dentists, opticians, chiropodist or physiotherapist. Transport to hearing aid and ulcer clinics.
• Collecting urgent prescriptions.
• Shopping, collecting pensions, personal business (eg bank, building society, solicitor).
• Transport to to a bus stop or train station to catch an onward service. Meeting people off the train or bus and taking them home.
• Attending a funeral.
• Other journey requests, at your coordinator’s discretion, provided they fit within the general guidelines (see above) and a driver is willing to take it on.

Booking

Journeys should be booked through the local coordinator, with as much advance notice as possible.

Drivers are local volunteers and the service is subsidised by Shropshire County Council.

For details of the local scheme please contact Mike Starr Tel: 01547 530179,  Chairman of Bucknell and Bedstone Good Neighbours.