Cross-border health transport is a significant and growing area of need for patients, leading to increased demand on the Community Transport sector. Most of this demand is currently being met by volunteers, an almost invisible workforce that is directly enabling health and wellbeing for patients in Wales and England, that is under increasing pressure.
Transport is fundamental infrastructure for our lives, both individually and collectively. We believe that everyone should have access to transport that meets their needs; to enable them to access work and education, to socialise and connect with the people and places they love, to stay healthy and well, to care for others and receive care in turn.
Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding Approved Mileage Allowance Payment (AMAP). Please scroll down for more information.
Securing funding for a vehicle remains a significant challenge across the Community Transport sector – particularly when considering Electric Vehicles, where upfront costs can be higher.
CTA were invited to attend the new bus launch by Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport at PAVO in Llandrindod Wells, Mid Wales just before Christmas.
Voters in Scotland and Wales go to the polls in May 2026 for devolved parliamentary elections.
We believe that everyone in Scotland and Wales should have access to local transport which meets their needs, no matter who they are or where they live.
We believe that the next Scottish Government and the next Welsh Government can make this happen by working with us to empower more communities to put local transport back into local hands.
The wonderfully named Dream Team at Pembrokeshire People First, a charity that supports those with a learning disability, joined CTA and Transport for Wales at an engagement event on Bus Reform in South West Wales. They had been thinking about the issues facing them and their friends when trying to use or access transport in what is quite a rural area. We held a space for a chat workshop where they could look at the reforms proposed and discuss the barriers they faced.