Compaid - Kent Karrier Swale Dial-a-ride Service

Kent Karrier 

Kent Karrier is a dial-a-ride service administered by Kent County Council that will take you from your home to set locations, such as the nearest town centre or supermarket.

All services are operated with wheelchair accessible vehicles and experienced drivers who will give passengers all the help they need.

You must join the scheme to be able to use it. It costs £5 per year and a small fare for each journey.

Concessionary fare passes are not valid for travel on Kent Karrier services. Carers or companions can also travel. They don't need to be members but companions will need to pay the journey fare and carers can travel for free.

You can become a member if:

• You have a mobility impairment or other medical condition that makes travelling on public transport difficult.

• You live in a rural area more than 500 metres away from a bus stop or railway station.
• You are 85+ (proof of age required).

You only need to meet one of these criteria, not all of them.

For more information about the Kent Karrier service, please look at the local Swale scheme information leaflet, which includes an application form and gives a timetable for our area, where you can travel and who to contact to book a journey.

To apply, post your application form to:

Kent Karrier Membership, Public Transport, Kent County Council, PO Box 441, Aylesford, ME6 9HJ

For more information, visit: www.compaid.org.uk/our-services/kent-karrier

Compaid

Compaid is the largest disability charity in the Kent, supporting over 1,800 disabled and vulnerable people every year.

Their services are designed to help disabled and other vulnerable people overcome the barriers of social, digital and economic exclusion. This ensures they are able to do things like their weekly shopping, get to the doctors, chemists or the bank, and socialise with friends.

Thanks very much to Pat New for sharing this information.

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