CPCA have provided information on local dial-a-ride services for local areas, please see below:
· Cambridge Dial-a-Ride (CamDAR)
o Offers a daily service for City residents and scheduled trips from South Cambs parishes (including Northstowe) into the City Centre.
o Also provides trips to certain supermarkets on designated days.
o More info: www.cambridgedialaride.org.uk
· FACT Community Transport
o Provides door-to-door Dial-a-Ride for people unable to access public transport due to age, disability, mobility, or lack of local bus routes.
o Dial-a-Car: A pre-bookable service for visits to friends, relatives, or medical appointments.
o Covers Fenland, Huntingdonshire, and parts of East Cambridgeshire.
o More info: www.fact-cambs.co.uk
· The Voluntary Network (TVN)
o Offers Door-to-door Dial-a-Ride covering villages in East Cambs and South Cambs (towards Newmarket and Haverhill)
o Provides Fully accessible escorts, if required, 16-seater minibus hire and a community car scheme
o More info: www.thevoluntarynetwork.org
· Ramsey Rural Hoppa
o Runs “Rural Hoppa” services into Ramsey and Huntingdon.
o More info: www.ramseybus.org.uk/rural-hopper
As well as providing local transport for residents, three of the services FACT, CamDAR and the TVN are qualified to provide minibus driver awareness (MiDAS ) training see link here for more information
MiDAS Minibus driver assessments and training » UK Global Road Safety – UKGRS Online Driver Training.
By offering training to other local minibus users such as community groups and schools these, Dial a Rides generate income enabling them to keep providing their services and to keep fares low.