Door to Door: a travel guide for disabled people

Going by road: Other voluntary transport schemes

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Social Car Schemes
In some areas social car schemes are available. These are operated by volunteer drivers using their own cars, and are usually available only for local trips. Sometimes journeys may also be restricted in other ways, such as to taking you to doctors' surgeries or to hospital appointments.

The Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) also provides social car schemes in some areas.

More information can be found on the Community Transport Association website at: www.ctauk.org.

Both St John Ambulance and British Red Cross provide transport services for disabled people. Wheelchair accessible vehicles are available for those who need them. However, a mileage charge is made so they can be quite expensive for longer journeys.

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