CAMBOURNE

Community Car Scheme for Cambourne

NOW HAS A NEW NUMBER

07930 855 833 please ring - if you can, leave a landline number and the co-ordinator will call you back

or email the co-odinator

We now have a Co-ordinator Samantha (Sam) Morrison and although the scheme is in its infancy - (only 3 drivers) we will do our best!
Funded by Cambourne Parish Council : South Cambs DC : Cambs County Council

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I am very pleased to say we have a new volunteer
Possible Second co-ordinator or driver
Jenny Leung from Great Cambourne

We still need more Drivers

The scheme is designed to help people who are unable to drive and have physical
problems that make it difficult to get about easily to such things as hospital, dentist
and social appointments .

Unfortunately the scheme could not cope with a regular daily or even weekly requirement s for trips to day care centres or the like which would be too demanding for volunteers and covered by other services.

The passenger will be asked to pay the driver 30p per mile from the driver's door to
the agreed destination and then back to the driver's home again.
There is a minimum charge of £2.50
If you can give some time to this very worthwhile community scheme, please contact one of the team members listed below
Meanwhile, if you live in Cambourne and would like to drive for the scheme we would
be delighted to hear from you. There is no cost to you but you must undergo a CRB
check which we will organise - again at no cost to yourself. Then when driving you
receive the 30p per mile from the passenger + later a 15p per mile subsidy/top up
from the County Council. Also whilst driving an agreed passenger you are covered
by CCC insurance, you will also get a volunteer parking permit.

So - if you do feel like joining us either as a volunteer driver, user or as part of the
Cambourne admin team. Just ring one of the numbers below and we will do our best
to help!
Samantha Morrison cambournecarscheme@gmail.com

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What we need for the Cambourne Scheme (all expenses paid)
THE SERVICE in Cambourne has started in collaboration with the Hardwick and Caldecote scheme

Second Administrator - We have one, receives calls and contacts drivers when the Co-odinator is unavailable (uses scheme mobile to receive calls)
ALL EXPENSES PAID

Secretary - takes notes at occasional meetings (approx 6 weeks and lasts an hour or so) and deals with checking details of new volunteers, contacting the County Council about CRB checks receiving forms
ALL EXPENSES PAID

Drivers - New drivers always welcome your car expenses are covered (45p per mile) and parking charges. We have not found any normal insurance company that will not cover this for named drivers on any policy, but you do have to confirm this by sending a standard letter provided. You are not allowed to go anywhere off route you are only covered to do the arranged journey.

If there is a long wait you can claim for 2 journeys, you will have to fill in a form to get a CRB check and parking badge.

You collect 30p per mile from the passenger and the remaining 15p is reimbursed by the County Council

CAMBOURNE SCHEME

If you are able to offer your help in please contact

Samantha Morrison cambournecarscheme@gmail.com

07930 855 833
Sam Morrison Tel 01954 710873

FULL Details of schemes can be found here if you have time before printing be aware it is more than 60 pages mostly blank pages

Community car schemes provide door-to-door transport for people who cannot make
the journey by car, by bus or dial-a-ride, for whatever reason and includes social events, if you qualify for Addenbrook's transport you should use that (your GP can confirm if you are eligable) as it is currently free, or dial a ride which has become cheaper recently

If you have a need for the service get in touch as above but it may take some time for this new scheme to get off the ground properly.

If you have a disabled badge we can make use of it so it should be brought along.

Examples, doctors appointmants in other villages, Hitchinbrook Hospital and other regional hospitals, shopping, social events. Even local journeys, but should not be treated like a cheap taxi service, only the journey agreed is covered.
You cannot rely on any help from the driver such as getting in or out of the car or carrying anything but you can bring a carer.

If the journey involves long waits of perhaps more than an hour or two a second trip may be required, charges start from the drivers home so we will try to get a driver near to you if possible, estimated costs can be quoted.

A hospital scheme is available by asking at Monkfield Medical Practice, they will ask your doctor to approve the use of the Addenbrokes/ Hitchinbrooke free scheme. You may have a longer wait and a shared lift with this service.

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