How do "community" buses work from a users' point of view?

I see a small bus running around with the words "Community Transport"
on the side.  What does this bus actually and how can it be used by
members of the public?

-- 
Alasdair.

date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:53:01 +0000 author: Alasdair

Re: How do "community" buses work from a users' point of view?

"Alasdair"  wrote in message
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: : I see a small bus running around with the words
: : "Community Transport" on the side.  What does this bus
: : actually and how can it be used by members of the
: : public?

Without knowing the location and the name of the company, it's difficult 
to say.

Ivor

date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:34:41 -0000 author: Ivor Jones lid

Re: How do "community" buses work from a users' point of view?

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:34:41 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:

>Without knowing the location and the name of the company, it's difficult 
>to say.
>
>Ivor

Nottingham and run by Nottingham City Council.

-- 
Alasdair.

date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:51:51 +0000 author: Alasdair

Re: How do "community" buses work from a users' point of view?

"Alasdair"  wrote in message
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: : On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:34:41 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
: : <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
: :
: : : Without knowing the location and the name of the
: : : company, it's difficult to say.
: : :
: : : Ivor
: :
: : Nottingham and run by Nottingham City Council.

Searching Nottingham City Council's website for "Community Transport" 
produced the following:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2vg68e

Ivor

date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:00:34 -0000 author: Ivor Jones lid

Re: How do "community" buses work from a users' point of view?

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:53:01 +0000, Alasdair 
wrote:

>I see a small bus running around with the words "Community Transport"
>on the side.  What does this bus actually and how can it be used by
>members of the public?

There are two types of "Community Transport" operation. One is purely
a local authority run organisation, which may provide social services
transport, dial-a-ride services and possibly scheduled services. The
latter are available for all to use, while the others are only
available for certain classes of passenger.

The other is a Community Bus, operating under Section 22 and manned by
volunteers. Usually they will be operating scheduled services
available to all passengers. They may also operate private hires
and/or excursions under section 19, and again are available to anyone
who wishes to make use of them. See
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/repository/Passenger%20Transport%20In%20the%20Voluntary%20Sector%20July%202005%20(PSV%20385).pdf

That link may need pasting to work properly, but
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/texis.exe/webinator/search/?query=community+buses&pr=CORP&x=0&y=0
will lead you to it, in the first reference that comes up.
-- 
Terry Harper
Website Coordinator, The Omnibus Society
http://www.omnibussoc.org

date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:51:57 +0000 author: Terry Harper