Supporting Voluntary Action in the Canterbury Distirct
Suppporting Voluntary Action
in the Canterbury District
Our transport scheme provides a low-cost service run by volunteer drivers, using their own cars to transport people to and from medical and social appointments.
Jackie Harvey, who is based in our Herne Bay office, is our Transport Coordinator responsible for the management of our transport scheme in the Canterbury district.
Due to a current shortage of drivers in the Canterbury part of the District, we sometimes have to use drivers from Herne Bay to take people to their appointments.
Our volunteer drivers are like gold dust to us both in the Canterbury and Herne Bay areas.
Our transport charges are as follows:
Client registration – £20.00 per year (renewable each January) (£30.00 for a couple)
Our volunteer drivers charge clients 60p per mile (to cover wear and tear on their vehicles) plus £3.00 per return trip to help with administration costs.
These charges are for clients booking individual trips. When we do contract work we provide quotations from the office and the administration charges are scaled according to journey length and times involved.
Usually, our volunteer drivers provide more than just a vehicle but also give the people they transport moral support and often wait for them at local hospitals and doctors to ensure that they are supported whilst undergoing a potentially stressful experience.
If possible, we ask our clients to give us a week’s notice so that we can contact our drivers in good time – this is due to the fact that we have many more enquiries for our service than we could possibly fulfil.
For more details contact us: T: 01227 287751
E: jackie@canterburydistrictvc.org
Please note that the transport office is now open to enquiries between 9.00 am – 1pm each Monday – Thursday.
Herne Bay Office
16 Reculver Road, Herne Bay
CT6 6LE
Mon – Thursday 9 – 1pm
01227 452278
Canterbury Office
Canterbury Umbrella Centre
St Peters Place, Canterbury. CT1 2DB
Wednesday 10 – 1pm
01227 452278