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What is Fare Car?

Fare Car is a shared public transport service operated by Private Hire cars. This enables passengers to book and pay separately but share the advertised timetabled journeys. The fare charged is slightly above the normal bus fare for the distance travelled. Fare Car is not a subsidised individual taxi service for people to use whenever and wherever they wish.

Fare Car is operated by local taxi operators by formal agreement with Devon County Council.

Who can use Fare car?

Fare Car is available to passengers of all ages, regardless of whether or not they live in the area it operates.

How do I use Fare Car?

To use Fare Car you need to book in advance, normally the day before at the latest.

Where can I travel to?

There are eleven Fare Car schemes in selected areas of Devon. To find out where your nearest scheme is, or to obtain contact details, please select Fare Car schemes in Devon.

Each scheme covers a designated rural area and serves specific points in the nearest main town e.g. supermarket, hospital, leisure centre.

What's new?

Fare Car F9 - later return journey from Tiverton on Fridays at 1600.
Fare Car F11 - new choice of return journey from Chard. Now leaves at 1330 on Wednesdays but still at 1130 on Fridays

	From Yarcombe, Luppitt and Northleigh areas into/from Honiton (247KB - pdf help)

	From Bradworthy, Pancrasweek and Sutcombe areas into/from Holsworthy (135KB - pdf help)

	From Bigbury, Challaborough and Ugborough areas into/from Ivybridge and Modbury (107KB - pdf help)

	From Bradford, Milton Damerel and Virginstow areas into/from Holsworthy and Launceston (110KB - pdf help)

	From Poughill, Rackenford and Stoodleigh areas into/from Tiverton (73KB - pdf help)

	From Bishops Nympton, King's Nympton and Rose Ash areas into/from South Molten (109KB - pdf help)

	From Chardstock, Hawkchurch and Membury areas into/from Axminster and Chard (141KB - pdf help)

	From Black Torrington, Bratton Clovelly and Northlew areas into/from Okehampton (164KB - pdf help)

	From Christow and Hennock areas into/from Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Chudleigh and Heathfield (107KB - pdf help)

	From Bigbury, Loddiswell, Salcombe, South Milton and Churstow areas into/from Kingsbridge (261KB - pdf help)

	From Blackborough, Broadhembury, Clyst Hydon, Dulford, Kerswell, Langford Green, Normans Green and Plymtree areas into/from Cullompton (307KB - pdf help)