London Dial-a-Ride

[3] In December 1972, London Transport began operating a dial a ride service in Hampstead, aimed at both commuters and shoppers.

[7] Following the successful development of GAD-about in Greenwich, a clone prototype project was developed for London Transport which was then handed over in a modular form to allow easy implementation and scaling up.

[8] In 2012, TfL began replacing the entire Dial-a-Ride fleet at a cost of £3.9 million.

[11] As of 2022[update], the fleet comprises 256 accessible vehicles, all Mellor Tucana low floor minibuses, built on the Volkswagen Transporter platform.

[13] Historically, a range of vehicles have been used including Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Vito minibuses.