Teviot Wheels and Tweed Wheels

 The Bridge operates Teviot Wheels in the Roxburgh area and Tweed Wheels in the Tweeddale area. Both community transport initiatives are funded by The Bridge and  Scottish Borders Council.  Community transport is available for self hire or for hire using our approved volunteer drivers. Both initiatives are members of the Borders Community Transport Network (BCTN). 

We are always welcome to hear from anyone that would like to be a volunteer driver - if interested please contact the Roxburgh or Tweeddale office.

Who can use community transport?

 Anyone with special mobility needs who lives:-

 Roxburgh area - can use Teviot Wheels

Tweeddale area - can use Tweed Wheels

Any non profit making community or voluntary group involved in activities of benefit to the community.

 What vehicles can be hired?

Teviot Wheels:

Teviot Wheels has three specially adapted passenger vehicles based in Roxburgh area.  The number of seats available may be reduced with wheelchairs.

• Jedburgh -  Citroen Chairman Dispatch MPV  seating 6 passengers plus the driver. The vehicle is able to take up to 1 wheelchair. (5 passengers plus 1 wheelchair) 

• Jedburgh - Peugeot Monarch seating 5 passengers plus the driver. The vehicle is able to take up to 2 wheelchairs. (5 passengers plus 2 wheelchairs)

• Kelso - Peugeot Monarch seating 8 passengers plus the driver.  The vehicle is able to take up to 3 wheelchairs (lose 2 seats with 2 wheelchairs and 5 seats with 3 wheelchairs)

• Hawick - Peugeot Monarch seating 5 passengers plus the driver. The vehicle is able to take up to 2 wheelchairs. (5 passengers plus 2 wheelchairs).

Tweed Wheels:

• Community Car - Renault Trafic specially adapted as a disabled passenger vehicle seating up to 5 passengers including 2 in wheelchairs.

• Community Minibus - a fully accessible 15 seater minibus

Who can drive the vehicles?

Teviot and Tweed Wheels

The vehicles can be driven by nominated drivers or by members of our pool of volunteer drivers. You can nominate your own registered private driver (Your spouse, friend, relative etc).

Teviot Wheels - Drivers must be aged between 25-70 and have a clean driving licence and take a brief familiarisation test with one of the vehicles.

Tweed Wheels-Drivers must be aged between 25-75  and are required to undergo  MIDAS training.

What can it be used for?

Disabled Passenger Vehicles
The extra passenger seating is ideal for journeys with family and friends, and the scheme is available for:

• Shopping trips.

• Visit to family and friends.

• Sightseeing trips.

• Transport to meetings of groups.

• Community use

What does it cost?

Most journeys are subsidised by Scottish Borders Council Car Scheme with the exception of health related journeys: 

• Journeys to hospital in-patients, day-patients or NHS consultant surgeries are not subsidised with the exception of appointments relating to eyes, ears or feet.

• Journeys to doctors surgeries, GP clinics, dentists and non-NHS clinics are subsidised.

The cost for journeys eligible under the Social Car Scheme is 30p per mile for the first 60 miles and thereafter 55p per mile.

Other journeys not eligible under the Social Car Scheme it is 55p per mile.

All journeys - please note there is a minimum charge of £3.50 and a surcharge may apply for additional passengers.

Community Minibus (Tweeddale only)

• Outings

• Attending regular meetings

• Music, theatre, cinema and other cultural events

• Sporting events

• Other events or activities

What does the Minibus cost?

The charge to hire the minibus plus a driver is 85p per mile and 75p per mile when the group elects its own driver (who must have undergone MiDAS training). There is a minimum charge of £16.

Contact Us

Tweed Wheels                                                  Teviot Wheels
Volunteer Resource Centre                               1 Veitch's Close
School Brae                                                      Jedburgh
Peebles                                                              TD8 6AY
EH45 8AL                                                           Phone: 01835 863554
Phone: 01721 723123                                     Fax: 01835 864456
Fax: 01721 723123 Email:                              john.chick@the-bridge.uk.net
Email: rosa.cabello@the-bridge.uk.net 

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