LAMA Passenger Page
All you need to know to travel as a passenger on the LAMA minibus
LAMA is for You
LAMA’s minibus is your community minibus. As a not-for-profit community service, we try to offer you a little more help and support than would a typical commercial bus operator. We are not allowed to carry just anyone, but if you register as a passenger or become a LAMA member, then we can keep you abreast of everything we have planned.
What LAMA Does
Volunteer drivers take our community minibus from Lerryn via Lostwithiel to local towns, shops, garden centres and places of interest. LAMA typically runs weekly shopping trips to Bodmin and monthly to Truro. The minibus is also used for collecting prescriptions from Lostwithiel Surgery for Lerryn residents and for undertaking periodic wellbeing trips to places of interest and special events. Fares are very modest.
Who may Register as a Passenger
To use the LAMA service, you need to be a resident within the Lerryn Area, which encompasses Lerryn, St Veep, St Winnow, Boconnoc, Lostwithiel and the districts that surround them. You may also use the minibus if you become a member (see the supporters section on our home page).
How to Register as a Passenger
Registration is not complicated and is free. Either collect a form from the driver when you first use the minibus or else download a form below. When complete, please return the form to the address shown in the "Who You Gonna Call?" section on our home page.
| Passenger Summary | Passenger Registration Form |
How to Use the Minibus
Once you are registered as a passenger, the details of each month's trips will be sent to you. Details of LAMA's monthly trips will also be advertised on local noticeboards, in local newsletters and on local websites. When you are ready to travel, simply phone our booking clerk to book your place and pick-up point (see "Who You Gonna Call?" section on our home page). Under the terms of our operating permit, you must pre-book for each trip.
How to Pay
Please pay the driver in cash as you get on the minibus. The driver does not carry a cash float, so please bring the correct money if you can. The fares for each journey are detailed in our monthly trip schedules. Children travel half price.
Minors as LAMA Passengers
Minors (defined as young people under the age of 18) travelling with a registered adult do not, themselves, need to be registered as a LAMA passenger. However, they do need to be booked for any journeys they wish to undertake and they must pay half the adult fare. Minors who wish to travel on their own must register as a passenger in their own right and their application must be supported by a letter signed by a parent, guardian or carer.
Rules for the Carriage of Dogs
Floor space within the LAMA minibus is limited and corridors, entrances and exits must always be kept clear to permit safe egress in an emergency. Consequently, only small dogs may be carried in the minibus, but an exception will be made for assistance/service dogs. Anyone wishing to bring a dog onto the minibus must first obtain the driver’s permission. The dog must be clean and kept under control at all times. The dog must not be allowed to sit on a seat, although it may sit in the footwell or on someone’s lap. If a dog causes a nuisance to the driver or any passenger, then the dog and its handler may be required by the driver to get off the bus and they will have to find their own way home. The driver’s decision in this will be final. No charge will be made for carrying a dog on the minibus. Medium and large sized assistance/service dogs will need to occupy the footwell of an adjacent seat and so they must be booked to travel for each trip they undertake.
In the Event of an Emergency
Should you need to contact the minibus driver in the event of an emergency, please phone 07707 797399. Please note that this phone will only be switched on when the minibus is being used and that drivers will not be able to answer the phone when they are driving. The phone will be switched off when the minibus is parked up in Lerryn. Please do not try to use this number for booking a trip.
COVID Restrictions
Thankfully, the impact of COVID on our lives is diminishing, but it is not completely gone away. As many of LAMA's passengers are vulnerable, some COVID restrictions may still be required when using the minibus. Based on prevailing conditions, the LAMA committee will declare one of the COVID Risk Levels shown below. The risk level actually in operation will be displayed in the window of the main passenger door. Please click on the links below to see the restrictions that you will be expected to observe for each risk level.
COVID Risk Level Black: the COVID risk level is severe and no LAMA trips will take place
| COVID Risk Level Red | COVID Risk Level Amber | COVID Risk Level Green |
COVID Risk Level White: the COVID risk level is low and no special precautions are in operation
