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Travel Norfolk Car Scheme

How do I book?

Please contact us to reserve your ride simply by giving us a call at 0344 800 8020. Our team is available to assist you from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

To ensure a seamless experience, we kindly ask that you submit your request at least three working days’ before you travel, and you’re welcome to book up to two weeks in advance!

While we do our best to undertake all journeys, requests are subject to transport being available. On some occasions, you may have to share your journey with another passenger.

Who can use our service?

Our service is available to adults who:

  • Have specific health or social needs, but aren’t eligible for free transport
  • Are unable use or access regular public transport
  • Cannot access transportation from family or friends
  • Require transport for essential shopping like food or medication pick-up
  • Receive mobility allowance, including higher or enhanced rates, that can access the vehicle and destinations unaided
  • Have experienced a heart attack, stroke, or uncontrolled seizures in the past three months; in this case, they will need to be accompanied by a companion
  • Can get into and out of a vehicle unaided. (Unfortunately, we are unable to take people who travel in wheelchairs.)
  • Are welcome to bring a caregiver or assistant for support at appointments or services

We do not operate journeys from West Norfolk PE postcodes.

See West Norfolk Community Transport’s website for details of services covering the PE area.

Where can our driver take you?

  • Health-related journeys to medical centres such as hospitals, doctors or health clinics 
  • Other medically-related appointments and preventative health care. For example, dentist, optician, physiotherapy, or occupational therapy
  • Day care and respite care
  • Essential shopping (food shop at supermarket)
  • Social activities or activities to help with general wellbeing

We will give priority to journey requests within Norfolk. Journeys outside of Norfolk will be considered, for example to get to a hospital appointment.

Please note, at weekends we can only cater for essential medical journeys due to limited volunteer availability.

How much does it cost?

The journey costs 45p per mile (50p per mile if a passenger’s wife, husband, carer or chaperone travels with them). Please pay in cash directly to the driver on travel day; no other payment methods are accepted.

The charge includes the mileage the volunteer travels to and from your house. We always try to arrange the nearest driver to you so that we can keep charges to a minimum. If this is not possible then our staff will discuss this with you.

While we can’t provide upfront quotes, the driver will call and speak to you about costs and the pick-up time before the day of the journey.

For appointments, the driver can wait up to an hour (extra charges may apply). For longer appointments, the driver will leave and return, and there may be additional journey costs.

Cancellations

Call 0344 800 8020 to cancel a booking. Please give as much notice as possible.

There may be a charge for late cancellations if the driver has already left to collect you.

Become a volunteer driver

We are always looking for more volunteers to join our Travel Norfolk Car Scheme!

For more information please register your interest below!

Volunteer as a driver

Community Transport

Additional transport services in your area including flexibus and community transport:

West Norfolk Community Transport Project – 01553 776971 – West Norfolk

North Norfolk Community Transport – 01692 500840 –  North Norfolk

BACT Community Transport – 01986 896896 – Waveney area South Norfolk

Norwich Door to Door – 01603 776735 – In and around Norwich

Centre 81 Community Transport – 01493 332253 – In and around Great Yarmouth

Borderhoppa (Diss and District Community Transport Association)  – 01379 854800

Other local services that may be available in your village:

Find other local transport options

Flexibus and other pre-book schemes

Feedback

If you want to provide feedback on the service you’ve received or have a formal complaint, write to:

Passenger Transport Manager, Transport Plus, Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH.

 

Download the printable Travel Norfolk Car Scheme leaflet.