Blood Bike Charity

The NHS has a good 'office hours' courier service but at evenings and weekends it depends on a band of volunteers, also known as the 'Blood Bikes' to make it less reliant on expensive taxis. The Blood Bikes movement which was founded in 1969, began encouraging young bikers to use their riding skills to provide an efficient and reliable transport service to local hospitals. The very first ground served hospitals in the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire areas, carrying blood, drugs, plasma, diagnostic specimens and even human spare parts. They also delivered letters to doctor’s surgeries and collected spare breast milk from nursing mothers to take to the special care baby unit at the local maternity hospital. As some places aren’t suitable for bikes, it has led the charity to invest in a Volkswagen Tiguan 4x4 to enable it to access all areas and deliver in all weather conditions. Having a car comes with a lot of reasonability, as they will have to make sure the cat is in top shape before it begins its duty.rnThis involves, making sure the car passes its MOT test, getting it serviced when it’s due, which is why the charity leader has decided to take it to the Volkswagen Tiguan and VW Passat servicing in Ruislip. Mike Burns of Blood Bikes, commented: "We've been really impressed with the Tiguan which helps us extend our service to more remote areas and in all weathers and for that reason we're really keen to acquire a second. We're grateful to Volkswagen and Heritage Automotive for their ongoing support and hope it will enable us to continue our life-saving work in the future."