Scooter hire and Bicycle scheme
For County Durham residents who find accessing available transport a real struggle
We are a charity that offers personal transport to people who find it difficult to get to, or sustain, employment, volunteering or further education opportunities because of a lack of available transport options.
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Our Scooter and Bicycle services are for County Durham residents only. We classify County Durham residents as people from a household who pay their Council Tax to Durham County Council.
If your Council Tax is paid to a different Local Authority area, you will need to look for a similar service there.
Applying for a scooter
To start the wheels in motion we will need a completed application form from you. Please read the information included on this website carefully before doing this including the Scooter Loans Contract, Am I eligible section and the FAQ's page
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Complete the online application form by clicking here. Once finished you will be emailed a copy if you include an email address. When we have assessed your application, you will be informed whether you are eligible or not and whether we have a scooter available for you. If the answer is yes you will be emailed a copy of the contract to read and sign.
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If you have problems filling in your application, please call W2W on 01913038442 and we will happily complete an application with you over the telephone.
What information will I need?
To complete the online application form please make sure that you have ready:
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Your driving licence (you need a minimum of 6 months left on your licence) and a photo or scanned copy of your licence to upload. If you can't do this, please send a photocopy of your driving licence to Wheels 2 Work County Durham, Bullion Hall, South Approach, Chester-Le-Street, County Durham DH2 2DW with your name and contact number written on the top after you have submitted your form.
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Name and telephone numbers for an emergency contact and a further second person we can contact in relation to your loan if we cannot get in contact with you.
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A name, address and contact details (telephone and email) for your employer or learning/apprenticeship provider.
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Details of your employment, apprenticeship or further education course including usual start/end times, hours worked/attended per week, hourly pay rate and type of contract (full/part time/zero hours) if applicable.
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CBT Certificate (If you have one) which will include the date you took this and the name of the centre.
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If you have this information to hand it should take you 10-15 minutes to complete the online form.
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