Community Transport

Community transport has a major role to play covering a very wide range of needs from access to hospital from disadvantaged areas to ensuring that our communities can participate in health and wellbeing activities at an affordable cost.

To meet such needs, our community transport provision has grown significantly in recent years and has achieved successes in capacity building within communities and meeting transport needs that are not covered by other provision.

Community transport can mitigate the cost of loneliness and isolation through providing older people and individuals with additional support needs with access to health and other services, and to social opportunities.

Meet the Team

Our Mission Statement

Our vision is for inclusion and accessibility for all members of our community, whatever their transport needs. GBT will promote and support the delivery of high quality, reliable, accessible transport to the local communities. GBT will collaborate with community and statutory partners who share our vision for inclusion and accessibility; and be an advocate for the positive impact that community transport can have on the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities in North Lanarkshire.

This will be achieved by:

Facilitating a minibus hire service for non-profit making groups in North Lanarkshire. (Schools, Voluntary groups, Churches, Youth Groups, etc).

Supporting the local community to attend health and wellbeing activities run by Getting Better Together Ltd.

Providing GBT with a community transport infrastructure.

Provision of training and information for Community Transport in North Lanarkshire.

Building capacity for Community Transport throughout North Lanarkshire.

Please note our minibus hire service is not a self-drive hire service all services come with a fully qualified Pats and Midas trained driver.

GBT Community Transport Operates under Section 19 Community Bus Permit and is a non-profit making organisation.

GBT Volunteer Driving Service

This free service is for people over the age of 65 who have difficulty in accessing transport and attending their appointments but are not eligible for transport from the ambulance service.

They may not have their own car, no access to public transport or live too far away from their clinic to walk.

If you or someone you support suits this description, contact Paul on 01501 825 800 (Select option 1 for Transport), or e-mail paul@shottshealthyliving.com

Volunteer Drivers Wanted!

If you are interested in driving minibuses or assisting with minibuses as a volunteer, please contact GBT.

Fully certified MiDAS training is available and if you would like to volunteer but cannot drive how about training as a passenger assistant?

To help assist people safely to the minibus from their homes and back again.

There are opportunities as part of our Volunteer Driver Programme to support older people getting to medical appointments. Expenses are paid to drivers of 45 pence per mile when using their own car.

Full training will be given and PVG check organised by GBT.

Please note all vehicles must have current road tax, insurance, and MOT if applicable.

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Get in Touch

Community Transport

Phone: 01501 825 800
Choose option 1 for Transport

Email: Paul Bridges
paul@shottshealthyliving.com