Contact: 

Bassetlaw Action Centre
Canal Street
RETFORD
DN22 6EZ
Telephone: 01777 709650

Email: transport@actioncentre.org.uk

Leaflet: To download the Community Car Scheme Leaflet please click here

Membership form: To download the Community Transport membership form please  click here 

Case study: To read our latest case study on how the Car Scheme can help please click here

About the scheme

The Bassetlaw Community Car Scheme is only available to Bassetlaw residents who are unable to access any other forms of public transport. The scheme can be used to visit friends or social clubs, attend doctors and hospital appointments or maybe just go shopping.

It is a door to door service; volunteer drivers will allow you one hour maximum from dropping off before returning you home. If you know you are going to be more than one hour, please state at time of booking as there will be an additional charge in this circumstance.

Membership

In order to use the scheme you must register and become a member.
There are 3 types of membership available as follows:
1. Full membership is £25 per year
2. Monthly membership is £8 which will allow members to use the scheme on a temporary basis for one month.
3. Carers membership is free of charge and is for people who need to accompany another member of the scheme.
Anyone who registers as a Carers membership cannot travel with the scheme for any other purpose without first becoming a Full or Monthly member.

Booking and paying for journeys

The charge for a journey is 45p per mile for each mile that the driver travels plus a non refundable administration fee of £2.50 per journey taken on confirmation of the booking. Payment for the journey is made to your driver who will issue you with a receipt. Prices are charged per journey; for example if there are two passengers in the car the price will be shared by both occupants, however you will have to pay the full fare when travelling alone.
We generally require 3-4 working days notice to book a journey although please give as much notice as you can. Clients are asked to provide 24 hours notice if they wish to cancel a journey. Failure to do so may incur a late cancellation charge in addition to the driver’s expenses.

Volunteering

We are looking for more volunteer drivers in the Bassetlaw area. We pay 45p per mile for every mile that you drive on behalf of the scheme.

For further information, please contact us at the address above or visit or Volunteering page by clicking here.

The Bassetlaw Community Car Scheme is grant funded by Nottinghamshire County Council.