Rural Lift is a Community Transport project funded through the Rural Transport Fund and our aim is “to create a linked transport system to provide access to community services and activities, educational and employment opportunities and enable social integration and regeneration of the region”.
We provide affordable, accessible transport in this very rural area to alleviate the social exclusion faced by people due to lack of public transport or being unable to access a car.
We operate in a number of different ways:
• Dial a Lift services provide transport for individual members to access local services such as post offices, shops, doctors etc
• Our group hire enables local community groups and voluntary groups to hire our minibuses at an affordable rate and the fact that they are fully accessible means that anyone from the community can travel regardless of disability.
• We provide a high standard of training for all our staff and volunteers particularly our drivers.
• The staff of Rural Lift work hard to promote the concept of Community Transport not only in this area but throughout N. Ireland to encourage people to become more independent and let everyone have the opportunity to participate in their own community.
Rural Lift have recently launched new door to door services in rural areas. These services are totally demand responsive and comes following an announcement from the Minister for Regional Development in December stating the Department were going to develop more individual type transport services.
Members can avail of these "Dial a Lift" services 5days per week, from 8am to 6pm to access services such as shopping, doctors, health appointments, hairdressers, pharmacy, post office or even to access training or visit friends and family. Rural Lift vehicles are fully accessible and suitable for passengers with limited mobility or wheelchair users.
Bookings can be made during office hours - Monday - Friday 9am -5pm (excluding lunch time).
The services are provided using a mix of vehicles. minibuses, voluntary cars and taxis.
To be eligible for Dial a lift, you must live in South West Fermanagh and have limited or no access to public transport and/or mobility difficulties.
Prices for these services on a one to one basis are l
less than 5 miles £2.00 each way
5 - 9 miles £3.00 each way
10-14 miles £4.00 each way
15-19 miles £5.00 each way
20-24 miles £6.00 each way
25-29 miles £7.00 each way
over 30 miles +30p per mile
if you are eligible to be a member of Rural Lift and have a Smart Pass then you can use your Smart Pass on Dial a Lift services once your pass has been verified.
028 66324260