OTC
Minibus
Further details and booking forms are
available from:-
FOR
HIRE
Ongar Town Council
Bansons Way
Ongar
Essex CM5 9AS
Tel: 01277 365348
Fax: 01277 362315
Email: [email protected]
Minibus
Hire
The Council’s 17 seater semi-automatic minibus is available for hire to community groups
and clubs.
Users need to provide their own drivers (aged
25-69) who are covered under the Council’s
insurance scheme.
Drivers do not need to hold the County Minibus
Licence as they are able to drive the minibus
under the terms of their own driving licence.
All Groups/Clubs need to hold a Section 19
Permit. Application forms are available from
the Council office and when completed sent
direct to VOSA. This permit then belongs to
each individual Group/Club and must be
displayed in the minibus during their hire time.
It is required to cover fees/subscriptions
charged to passengers.
The permit is valid for 5 years at a cost of
approximately £15.
Please note: In the event of an accident
resulting in a claim on the Council’s insurance
policy the driver or user group may become
liable for a £150 excess charge.
MINIBUS HIRE FEES
Effective from 1st April 2012
If a user group wishes to hire the minibus for
more than 3 calendar days consecutively, the
charges will be as follows:
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£5 non-refundable Booking Fee
Mileage charge £1 per mile
(invoiced on return of report form)
This rate is applicable to local organisations, both within the electoral parish of
Ongar (Chipping Ongar, Greensted,
Marden Ash and Shelley) and also for
local organisations within a ten mile
radius of the parish.
In the event that journeys exceed the fuel
reserve in the tank, drivers are required
to refuel and present the receipt to the
Council for reimbursement.
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Daily charge of £10
The minibus will have a full tank of diesel at
the start of the hire period
The user will return the minibus with a full
tank of diesel.
There will be no further charges levied.
All new users will be required to lodge with the
Council at £200 damage deposit cheque, which
will be returned at the end of the hire period if no
damage has been sustained.
Regular users will also lodge a damage deposit
cheque which will be returned after six months
assuming no damage has been sustained. A
replacement cheque should be lodged with the
Council as before.