This 16 year old young man was offered an apprenticeship in a nearby town. One of the contributing factors to him being offered the apprenticeship was that he was able to say that he had applied to 'Wheels 2 Work' for a moped. This was in response to being asked how he would get to the placement.

The young man heard about the scheme whilst still at school and was referred by his teacher. He lives 14 miles from where he will do his apprenticeship and has no other suitable means of transport. The fact that he had been offered this placement was influential when he was assessed as to whether he was eligible for a 'Wheels 2 Work' moped. He is now 2 months into his placement commuting each day the 28 mile round trip on his moped.

This 24 year old woman who has recently moved to the area got a job working full time at a charity shop. She lives 5 miles from the town where she works. There is no public transport and so she was relying upon lifts from a friend who is no longer able to give them. Without some transport she would have been forced to give up her work. She heard about 'Wheels 2 Work' from her employer who also acted on this occasion as her referral organisation.

After assessment she was loaned her moped for up to six months to do the daily 10 mile round trip to and from her workplace. Already taking driving lessons she hopes to go in for her car test in 4/5 months time. She is saving money so she can afford a car when she has passed her test.

This 16 year old young man after completing his GCSE Exams was offered a place at a local technical college to study a BTEC National Diploma. The young man lives with his family in a village 15 miles from the college. Public transport is very limited with only 3 buses a day, the last one of these at 5.10pm. On most days college does not finish till 5.30pm so the buses do not conform to college hours. Transport from family members is unavailable as the only car owning member of the family is the mother and she is currently job seeking herself.

His local Careers Office referred the young man to the scheme. After assessment he was offered a moped for the 30 mile daily round trip. He is now well into his study and is working part time at weekends and during college breaks saving up for a moped or small motorcycle of his own.

This 17 year old man lives in a Dale's village with his mother. He was offered an apprenticeship as a trainee gamekeeper based on a farm estate 12 miles away. Due to the unusual working hours of a gamekeeper public transport was not a viable option. Cycling was also not an option as a 24 mile round trip on top of a days manual labour was deemed to much.

The young man heard about the scheme from the local motorcycle dealer (who supplies and services the 'Wheels 2 Work' fleet) and rang the Co-ordinator, after assessment he was offered a moped for a six month period. Upon starting his apprenticeship the young man worked all the overtime he could and after 4 months had saved enough to buy a small second hand car. He has returned his moped to 'Wheels 2 Work' and is continuing with his apprenticeship.

Without a 'Wheels 2 Work' moped he would have been unable to start his apprenticeship.