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  1. Published on: 10/05/2017 07:06 AMReported by: rogerblaxall
    Imagine being housebound for around two years and never being able to get out and about...

    That was the case for one local lady who recently found ‘liberation’ with the volunteer Community Cars scheme operated by West Lancashire Dial a Ride.

    It proved a life saving experience for her – and to celebrate the success of the scheme, volunteers recently enjoyed a buffet lunch.

    Philip Walker, manager of Dial a Ride, told QLocal yesterday: “We launched Community Cars three years ago and it became an immediate success. We started with just one volunteer driver, now we have fifteen and are providing well over two thousand journeys a year.”

    Community Cars works by car drivers volunteering some time each week to take passengers to important appointments.

    Debbie, Dial a Ride’s community transport coordinator said: “Volunteering just a day each week can make so much difference for residents who find it difficult to get out. People are so grateful to the drivers and the drivers, themselves, get great satisfaction, too”.

    Volunteers need only an ordinary car licence and Dial a Ride provides additional insurance, while the driver’s full motoring costs are refunded – the Community Cars complement Dial a Ride’s fleet of familiar red and white accessible minibuses.
    Debbie and her assistant Yvonne take all booking enquiries through Dial a Ride’s five day a week booking line.

    “Being able to offer cars as well as minibuses makes us more responsive to peoples’ needs. We can take passengers anywhere throughout the borough, whatever their accessibility needs. Now with Community Cars, we can travel further afield as well if the drivers are willing” Debbie told QLocal.

    *For Community Car bookings, ring Yvonne on 01704 896605; for all enquiries ring Debbie on 01704 893373.
      
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