Community Transport

There is a range of community transport services and shopmobility available across the West of England region. These provide residents of all ages with essential transport within the community and are particularly well placed to cater for passengers with limited mobility.

Door-to-door transport

The scheme provides individuals with transport from their front door to a variety of locations. Individuals register to become members and are then able to request transport from their front door to a place of their choosing. Some schemes also have trips to specific locations available on certain days of the week. Schemes may propose a different time or day of the week if that fits better with delivering of the service to more users. Priority may be given to requests such as medical appointments but all requests are welcomed.

Voluntary car schemes

The scheme links individuals with volunteer drivers offering transport. The individual contacts the co-ordinator to request a journey who then contacts volunteer drivers to see if anyone can provide the transport. If so, the driver will then pick up the individual and take them to and from their destination. There is usually a charge per mile for the volunteer driver.
Vehicles owned by community groups are made available to other local organisations for low-cost hire. These can be used for a number of different purposes, including leisure, social events and education.
Some of the community transport schemes run trips and excursions throughout the year to places of interest either within the area or further afield.

The operator may run weekly trips to one or more local places of interest, such as a shopping centre.
A place to hire mobility equipment, such as mobility scooters and manual or powered wheelchairs.

Community Transport Operators

West of England area and North Somerset

Please use the search field below to find your local community transport services. You can also use the filters above (mobile) and to the left (desktop) to filter by type of service when searching by postcode.

Community transport operators shown below within Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire are financially supported by the West of England Combined Authority. Other providers may be available in your area.

Community transport schemes shown below within the North Somerset area are financially and operationally independent of North Somerset Council and the West of England Combined Authority. Some schemes are however contracted by the local authority to provide home to school transport under a separate arrangement.

Lawrence Weston Community Transport

Lawrence Weston Community Transport provides low-cost and essential transport to Disabled individuals and other community/charity groups, serving their needs with…

Midsomer Norton & Radstock Dial a Ride

Pre-booked door-to-door transport service, using vehicles specially adapted for wheelchair passengers and improved accessibility. Operating in and nearby Chew Valley,…

Nailsea and District Community Transport

We provide friendly and accessible door-to-door transport for people who need us to access essential appointments, shopping, and social activities….

Nailsea Available Transport

Nailsea Availables provides transport to medical appointments only, door to door. We transport patients to hospitals, dentists, opticians and doctors’…

Portishead Porters

We provide door to door visits to hospitals in and around North Somerset. Operational information We receive requests every day…

Shopmobility South Gloucestershire

Shopmobility offers scooter and wheelchair (powered and manual) hire to anyone with limited mobility, to give them the freedom to…