Your shift starts with a reliable journey.
Find transport gaps before they become staffing problems.
CareRoute helps care providers plan practical journeys for staff travelling to hard-to-reach workplaces—combining voluntary colleague sharing and licensed transport options.
Proposed initial pilot area: West Midlands. Fictional demo data throughout.
Open remote shifts to more suitable workers
Recruit for care skills, not car ownership.
Coordinate sharing and licensed transport
Voluntary colleague lifts and licensed vehicles, planned together.
Check costs and travel gaps before approving a rota
See who can't get there — or home — before you publish.
The problem
The journey can be the barrier
Transport isn't the only factor — pay and conditions matter too — but it's one that can be planned for.
Remote workplaces
Rural homes sit miles from the nearest station.
Timetable gaps
Buses rarely fit 07:00 handovers or Sundays.
Early, late and weekend shifts
Finishes at 22:00 fall outside most services.
No reliable car
Good carers who don't drive are ruled out.
How it works
Five connected steps
- 1
Share shifts
Provider submits transport-relevant shift details.
- 2
Confirm needs
Workers confirm travel or offer spare seats.
- 3
Assess options
CareRoute checks compatible transport.
- 4
Confirm & update
Transport confirmed; changes shared.
- 5
Review
Providers review delivery and costs.
Transport options
Four ways to get staff there — and home
Anyone wanting to be paid to drive follows the licensed pathway.
Voluntary colleague cost sharing
A colleague already making the trip shares spare seats. Contributions cover running costs only — never a fare or profit.
Licensed shared transport
Licensed drivers and vehicles run planned routes from agreed meeting points.
Employer-contracted shuttles
A dedicated shuttle on agreed shift patterns, under a minimum-commitment contract.
Licensed backup transport
Pre-arranged licensed taxis or private hire for disruption and late finishes.
Sample prices in the demo are illustrative. No unlimited transport, universal coverage or guaranteed transport in all weather.
Colleague sharing
Spare seats on journeys already happening
A colleague driving to the same site can offer seats. Passengers contribute towards running costs only, with employer contributions counted so the total can't exceed the recoverable limit.
- Voluntary — never a wage, fare or profit
- Insurance confirmation reviewed before offers go live
- Outbound and return confirmed separately
Rota Assurance
See the gaps before you publish
Before a rota goes out, check whether each worker can reach their workplace and get home — then compare the smallest permitted repairs.
- Arrivals checked against shift start minus handover
- Approvals and allocation tracked separately
- Staffing never changed automatically
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Conflicts
1
Unresolved
£119.20
Proposed cost
Grace Mensah · return
Conflict identifiedRide time 55 min exceeds Grace's 45-minute limit
Repair proposed: Select a compatible voluntary colleague lift
Needs: Colleague accepts lift request · Passenger agrees · then allocation
Proposed paid pilot
Test it on your hardest-to-reach sites
A focused, measurable trial in the West Midlands — our intended initial pilot area.
- Selected workplaces
- Defined pickup areas
- Agreed shift patterns
- Four to six weeks
- Costed scope and agreed success measures
Shared transport may be worthwhile where it reduces actual transport-related costs or widens recruitment. It is not always cheaper — the pilot measures that honestly.
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Questions
Honest answers
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Discuss a staff transport pilot
For care providers.
Discuss workplace areas, shift patterns, estimated journey demand and a costed, measurable pilot assessment.
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