Membership
Optio Voluntary Car Service is a membership scheme for the elderly and frail which operates with volunteer drivers using their own vehicles to take passengers to pre-booked destinations. These are often for medical appointments, but can also be for other reasons.
Hundreds of people across the Island rely on volunteer drivers to help them get out and about, and do everyday things that most of us take for granted. A simple trip to the doctor’s surgery or an important appointment at the hospital can be complicated, if not impossible, for some people without the support of a volunteer driver.
Optio aims to provide a reliable and affordable voluntary car service. We ask that requests for trips be made two days in advance as we are neither an emergency service nor a taxi service.
Annual memberships are valid from September until the following September. Prices for 2025 are £55 for single membership and £75 for a couple. If you would like to know more about joining Optio please contact us.
Volunteers
Could you spare a few hours a week to help elderly and frail people to get to much needed appointments? Optio Voluntary Car Service is recruiting drivers across the Island. We need car owners who can drive people to appointments.
You will be paid petrol costs for the journeys you do.
To find out more call 01983 522 226, email optiovolunteer@actioniw.org.uk or pop in to the Community Action Isle of Wight office at The Riverside Centre in Newport.
