Need help with getting out and about?  See what The Bridge Community Transport Initiative can do for you!  Our wheelchair accessible services cover most of the Scottish Borders. Available for individuals with special mobility needs and non-profit making community / voluntary groups involved in activities of benefit to the community.

Gala Wheels - Central Borders Area                                                                          accessible vehicles based in Galashiels. 

Teviot Wheels - Roxburgh Area                                                                                  accessible vehicles based in Kelso, Jedburgh and Hawick, and a          15-seater accessible minibus

Tweed Wheels - Tweeddale Area                                                                   accessible vehicle and a 15 -seater accessible minibus based in Peebles.

       Seat and wheelchair spaces differ between vehicles - please call for details

Our Community Transport vehicles are available for self-hire or using our approved volunteer drivers.  We are members of the Borders Community Transport Network (BCTN) and the Community Transport Association. 

Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about using our vehicles or being a volunteer driver - Just contact the nearest office listed below, or download our leaflets for full information (see links at bottom of page)

Who can drive the vehicles?          

Our vehicles can be driven by nominated drivers or by members of our pool of volunteer drivers. You can nominate your own private driver (Your spouse, friend, relative etc).  Drivers must be aged between 25-70 and have a clean driving licence and take a brief familiarisation test with one of the vehicles.  Additional training is required for driving our minibuses.

What does it cost? 

We charge by the length of journey per mile for all vehicles. Eligible individuals with special mobility needs can benefit from a subsidy per mile for certain journeys. This subsidy is provided by Scottish Borders Council under the Social Car Scheme and covers a maximum 80 miles per journey.    Available for :

1.   Shopping trips
2.   Visit to family and friends
3.   Sightseeing trips     
4.   Transport to meetings                                                                                                              

Please note that only some health-related journeys are eligible; contact us for full details.                                                                                                                                          

There is a minimum charge of £3.50 and a flat rate surcharge of £1 per journey will apply for additional passengers.

What does a Community Minibus cost? (Tweed and Teviot Wheels)

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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

The community minibus can be hired by non-profit groups for:                

1. Outings     
2. Attending regular meetings               
3. Music, theatre, cinema and other cultural events 
4. Sporting events
5. Other events or activities

Funding

We are very grateful to  Scottish Borders Council and other funders who enable us to operate  the Community Transport Initiative. Together with local donations and funds raised via the Thrift Shops these grants have allowed us to run the services and purchase new vehicles.

We received funding in 2014 to purchase the Teviot Wheels community minibus from:

• the Scottish Government's Community Transport Vehicle Fund 
• a donation from Hawick, Teviot and Roberton Parish Church.

We received funding in 2012 to help purchase a new Teviot Wheels vehicle for Jedburgh from:

•  People's Postcode Trust
•  Bank of Scotland Foundation
•  Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland

We received funding in 2011 to help purchase a new community minibus for Tweeddale from: 

• The Clothworkers' Foundation
• Local fundraising

Contact Us

Tweed Wheels
Phone: 01721 723123     E-mail:   [email protected]
Volunteer Resource Centre, School Brae, PEEBLES. EH45 8AL                  

Teviot Wheels
Phone:  01835 863554    E-mail:  [email protected]
1 Veitch's Close,  JEDBURGH, TD8 6AY   

Gala Wheels 
Phone:  01896 755370    E-mail:  [email protected] 
3 Roxburgh House Court,  Roxburgh Street, GALASHIELS, TD1 1NY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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