When you book a journey for the first time, the coordinator will explain how it works. Our Client Support Officer will send you full details. As we are a charity, we don’t request a payment, but we are happy to receive donations to cover our costs. All clients, when registering, are given a leaflet which shows our suggested donations for the different destinations.
These are only suggestions, what you give is entirely up to you. At the end of your journey, your driver will pass you one of our official envelopes, just pop in your donation and seal the envelope.
We work on the basis of 44p per mile which helps to cover the mileage rate we pay to the drivers.
Clients on incapacity or other means tested benefits can recover the cost of travel to hospital appointments from the NHS.
All Journeys are return – A one way journey costs us just as much as a return journey.
The driver expects to wait for up to two hours. If you know that you need more than that you should book two trips.
If you are a tax payer please let us know this when you register with Car Link. You can do this by calling 07599 311443.
We can then claim gift aid on your donation making every pound worth £1.25. This is another way in which we can keep our recommended donations low.
Here are the recommended donations at the time of the last update, which are subject to change without notice – please confirm at the time of booking.
* Gillingham refers to a journey that is within the SP8 4 postal area.
** Gillingham Rural refers to journeys from outlying villages in the SP8 post code area into Gillingham and back, or from Gillingham to an outlying village.
Getting the People of Gillingham Out and About
To book a journey or register with us as a client, call 07599 311443.
If you need to contact the Car Link for any other reason, please email one of the following as appropriate:
chairman@gillinghamcarlink.org.uk
secretary@gillinghamcarlink.org.uk
treasurer@gillinghamcarlink.org.uk
recruitment@gillinghamcarlink.org.uk
Gillingham Area Voluntary Car Link Scheme
Registered Charity Number: 1138732
c/o – Firle House, Dolphin Lane, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4HQ
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