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Car Sharing Car sharing your journey to work or your weekly shopping trip is a great way to save money and help others to do so too. If you are interested in car sharing, or are happy to offer someone else in the village a lift, please register your journey details with us below.
Register Your Car Share Journey
Kendal
Ace Private Hire 01539 733430 Windermere
Abacus Taxis 01539 488285 Rural Wheels is a unique transport scheme for people in rural areas. The service provides transport that will collect you from home and take you to your nearest town or the nearest public transport service. The service can be used for a variety of purposes including:
▪ Shopping Rural Wheels uses a 'Smartcard' to pay for travel and a central booking system to plan journeys. Passengers need to apply for the Smartcard before they are able to use the scheme. The Smartcard is used instead of handing over cash to the transport providers and the 'value' of the card can be topped up at local post offices, libraries, mobile libraries, and by the driver. Travel under the scheme needs to be booked 48 hours in advance by telephone so as to allow the most cost-effective use of the transport resources available. Users may be asked to share transport. The Passenger Transport Development Officer for Cumbria County Council can provide you with more details of the scheme:
The
Passenger Transport Development Officer 01228 226721 Another way in which public transport problems in rural areas can be overcome is through Community Minibus sharing schemes. These schemes enable groups and organisations within the community to have accessible and affordable vehicles, which can be either on a self-drive basis or with a driver supplied. The sharing scheme is only open to non-profit making groups or organisations and they must be involved in one or more of the following activities:
▪ Social welfare The scheme is not open to groups or organisations of a commercial or profit-making nature, nor is it open to members of the general public acting outside of the criteria above.
If you are part of a local community group
that has a transport need, please contact
Cumbria
Community Transport on The Voluntary Car Scheme is intended for those people who have no other means of transport. Volunteers are available to collect you from your home and take you to your chosen destination. The scheme is mainly used for: ▪ Visiting friends and relatives ▪ Doctors and dentist appointments ▪ Shopping ▪ Making connections with buses or trains ▪ Other social trips For local journeys please call Community Transport South Lakeland on 01539 742637 who will make every endeavour to meet your request. There is a small mileage charge to cover the volunteer driver's running costs. Volunteer drivers are always needed - if you could spare some time to help the people in your community who need transport please call the above number.
There are
over 40 Voluntary Car Schemes in Cumbria. If you would like further
information please call the Passenger Transport Development Officer at
Cumbria County Council on 01228 226721. Why bother going to town when you can get your shopping delivered straight to your door? Easy, cheap and convenient. Try the following links to find out more: Howbarrow Organic Farm for fruit and veg BeeLocal for all your local shopping needs delivered direct to your doorstep. All products are from local producers. Traidcraft for a wide range of Fairtrade groceries Tesco for all your grocery needs for all your grocery needs
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