Community Transport Service

Caithness Rural Transport provides a 7 day a week service (subject to availability) that is designed for people living in rural areas, regardless of age who meet our rural service qualifying criteria, and our town service is open to elderly and disabled people who meet our town service qualifying criteria. The service can be used for shopping, visiting friends, social functions, medical appointments etc.   The driver will be there to assist you with the steps or wheelchair access to the vehicle and all our drivers are Midas (Minibus Driver Awareness) trained. 

We charge an annual membership fee of £15 or £5 for a short term fee and a mileage charge per person per journey is applied. 

For each journey we charge  £3.50 for the first mile, £4.50 for the 2nd mile, then 50p per mile thereafter. 

For community group hires, we charge £20 for the first 15 miles, then £1 per mile thereafter. Fuel is included within the hire price.

Town Service: You must be elderly or infirm and unable to access a normal vehicle, taxi or public transport service due to your condition.

Rural Service:  We offer a door-to-door service using adapted vehicles for individuals facing transport challenges, regardless of age.  You are eligible to use the service if you live in Caithness and – have no access to transport or reasonable public transport options and are elderly or disabled and require accessible transport.