Community Cars

Our community car service helps people through organising local volunteers, using their own cars, to make useful trips generally within a max. of 20 miles of the pickup point. This is coordinated by the Community Transport office.If you are interested in volunteering for community cars, please get in touch with Julie on 01772 516208 or check our <a href=”http://www.prestonct.org.uk/volunteer/” data-mce-href=”http://www.prestonct.org.uk/volunteer/”>volunteering </a>page.Suited to rural areas, the community car scheme is useful for time-critical appointments or journeys where other services are unsuitable.Many people use the service for healthcare journeys* such as Doctors, Dentists and clinics, social visits and shopping. All are vital to enable and sustain independent living. In some areas, usually more urban areas, it complements the Dial-A-Ride service where only one two or three people want to travel.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. We’ll always try our best however.*Please note that community cars is not usually available for trips to Hospitals. North West Ambulance service provides ‘Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services’ to hospitals in Lancashire and you should contact them first.<a href=”http://www.prestonct.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Membership-Form-Community-Cars.pdf” data-mce-href=”http://www.prestonct.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Membership-Form-Community-Cars.pdf”>Membership Form – Community Cars</a>