Lerryn Area Minibus Association (LAMA)

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Passengers

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, we can keep you abreast of everything we have planned.  Please phone David on 01208 873792 to find out more.

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 and St Austell. The minibus is also used for collecting prescriptions from Lostwithiel Surgery for Lerryn residents and for undertaking periodic recreational 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 also need to meet the objects of the association, which broadly aims to support those people who need help with their transport. LAMA's objects are detailed more fully in the sections below.  If for any reason you are unable to register as a passenger, you may instead register as a member (see supporters section below).

How to Register as a Passenger.  Registration is free.  The simplest way to register as a passenger is to phone David on 01208 873792 and he will guide you through the whole process. However, registration is not complicated and if you prefer, you may download the forms below, complete them yourself and return them to the address shown in the passenger summary.

Passenger Summary            Eligibility Form           Registration and Privacy

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 Andy on 01208 368393 to book your place and pick-up point.  Under the terms of our operating permit, you must pre-book for each 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 and on the driver screen beside the passenger steps.  Please click on the links below to see the restrictions that you will be expected to observe for each risk level.

COVID Risk Level Red          COVID Risk Level Amber          COVID Risk Level Green

Local Organisations

Minibus Loan.  Local not-for-profit organisations that provide benefit to the community, such as a school, institute, playgroup, church, association or club, may register as an authorised organisation in order to borrow the minibus for their own activities.  Please phone Richard on 01208 871419 or David on 01208 873792 to find out more.

Register as an Authorised Organisation.  It is a good idea to register now so that when you do want to borrow the minibus, you will not be delayed by having to complete the registration formalities first.  This is a one-time only activity.  The registration process is described fully in the loan summary document below.  To register, download and complete the registration and privacy forms below and return them to the LAMA secretary at the address shown in the loan summary.

Loan Summary          Registration and Privacy

Vehicle Loan Agreement.  Once your registration is accepted and you are ready to loan the minibus for a particular activity, simply phone our booking clerk Andy on 01208 368393 to check whether the minibus is available.  If so, ask Andy to make a provisional booking and then complete the loan agreement form below and return it to the LAMA training officer at the address shown in the loan summary above.  When the loan agreement is approved and signed by the LAMA training officer, the booking clerk will raise a journey sheet for use by the driver who will be responsible for the minibus throughout the period of your loan.

Loan Agreement            Journey Sheet

Supporters

If you are interested in helping to keep our minibus on the road, possibly as a driver, committee member or fund raiser, then please click the [Read more] button below or call our LAMA chair, Richard, on 01208 871419.

        Drivers             Fund-Raisers             Members  
please click the [Read more] button below
for more details on how LAMA is managed and run