Four more electric, on-demand Surrey Connect buses took to Surrey's roads this week, with over 32,000 journeys taken so far.
Cllr Matt Furniss, Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport & Economic Growth, met members of the Surrey Connect team who are now operating services in Farnham, Longcross, Mole Valley, Tandridge, Guildford and Cranleigh.
The connect service uses accessible minibuses, with journey bookings made on a first come first served basis. The system utilises software that groups customer demands together in real time.
When the booking is made with the "leave at" feature, the software takes the requested time and compares it with other customer requests in the area.
It then links them up to create single journeys that are convenient for a group of users at once, scheduling the pick-up time within a window of 10 minutes before or 10 minutes after the preferred booking time.
Alternatively, if an individual needs to be at a destination for a specific time, such as a train departure, they can use the "arrive at" feature. It will then dynamically generate options that will get an individual there.
To find out more information and to see eligibility for this service, see here.
Pictured, Cllr Matt Furniss with the new electric Surrey Connect buses
