The Taxi Saver Program provides registered handyDART clients with greater convenience for spontaneous travel when handyDART cannot accommodate your travel needs.

How it Works

Taxi Saver provides a 50% subsidy towards the cost of taxi rides. Eligible individuals can purchase a $60 package of Taxi Saver coupons at a cost of $30. This package can be purchased once every month. The coupons come in denominations of $1 and $2.

The handyDART client uses the coupons to pay the dollar meter rate of taxi fare. For example, if a taxi fare is $5.80, the passenger pays $5.00 in coupons and 80 cents in change. (Taxi drivers do not give change on Taxi Saver coupons.)

Eligibility

You need a handyPASS to buy and use Taxi Saver coupons. handyPASS eligibility is based on what type of disability you have, and how it prevents you from using conventional public transit.

Call Farwest Transit at 250-762-3278 to inquire about obtaining a handyPASS. Once you have received your handyPASS, you can purchase your Taxi Saver coupons at Farwest Transit (1494 Hardy St) or City Hall (1435 Water St).

Participating Taxi Companies

The following companies participate in the Taxi Saver Program:

Checkmate Cabs*	250-861-1111
Star Taxi	250-878-9070
Kelowna Cabs*	250-762-2222
Driving Miss Daisy	250-860-3272

*these companies have wheelchair/scooter accessible vehicles.

Call one of the above taxi companies to book your trip. Be sure to tell the dispatcher that it's a Taxi Saver trip, and whether or not you require an accessible vehicle.