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It is our mission to lead a thriving community transport movement in England.

We have over 900 members delivering a diversity of transport projects and services, from community-owned buses and car clubs to Dial-a-Ride and active travel, which are at the very heart of urban, rural communities across England.

Team England is here to help you, our sector and our partners with advice, advocacy, consultancy, information, research, resources and support:

Caroline Whitney, Director for England, [email protected]  

Rather than accessing MiDAS through an existing provider, you may want to be able to deliver MiDAS yourselves. This can be a good option particularly if you have a large number of people requiring training or if you struggle to find an existing provider close to you. It also allows you to deliver MiDAS to other organisations in your area. You can find out more about the steps involved with becoming a MiDAS Driver Assessor below.

Step 1 – Understand the responsibilities

In order to deliver MiDAS, your organisation must:

As well as ensuring that drivers can provide safe, legal and comfortable journeys to passengers, there are lots of other benefits of MiDAS.

There are a number of courses under the MiDAS umbrella.

Here you can find a list of organisations who can deliver PATS, Car and MPV or 5 STEPS across the UK. We recommend contacting a few different providers in your area as availability and costs can vary. Prices can vary depending on the number of people being trained, the modules required and your location. All of the details and arrangements for your course will be organised directly with your chosen provider.  

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There are hundreds of organisations throughout the UK who can deliver MiDAS for your drivers. Explore our map to find providers in your area! Many of them are also able to travel so if there isn't one close to you, have a look at providers in your surrounding area. You can read more about the process of organising a course below. You will arrange everything, including access to the online theory course, through your chosen provider.

Register with MiDAS to join a community of thousands of organisations who are commited to delivering safe, legal and comfortable journeys.

MiDAS is the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme, which has been the gold standard for enhancing the safety and care of passengers for nearly 30 years. The scheme provides a nationally recognised standard for the assessment and training of drivers to ensure that they have the skills and knowledge to provide safe, legal and comfortable journeys to passengers.