Try Waze Carpooling & Scoop for Free!
Free Ride Codes are available just for Go Redmond users to give these new carpooling apps a try.
Waze Carpool and Scoop match your flexible schedule and are optimized to give you a faster (and cheaper!) commute.
Go Redmond users can try out either (or both!) systems for a free ride using these special codes:
Scoop: REDMOND01
Waze Carpool: GoRedmond
How Carpooling Apps Work
- Users request or offer a ride
- Able to set different times for different days - as frequently or infrequently as you need
- Offer to drive or ride depending on your schedule
- Meet your carpool at the designated time and location
- Carpoolers are a community of colleagues and neighbors
- You'll ride together to your destination
- Can choose your home, central meeting place, or other locations (like the gym, school, or daycare) for potential pick up and drop off places
- Pay (or receive payment) through the app
- Estimate of the cost is available before booking the ride
- Amount is not enough to become a source of income for the driver
- Use the Go Redmond free ride codes
- Scoop: REDMOND01
- Waze Carpool: GoRedmond
- Get to work and rate the driver or rider!
While they are essentially the same, there are a few differences between Waze Carpool and Scoop:
|
Waze Carpooling |
Scoop |
Scheduling Trips |
Can schedule up to a week out |
Morning Commute: 9pm night before Afternoon Commute: 3 pm day of |
Choose Carpool Partner |
Yes: can choose between matches, or restrict to co-workers or people of the same gender. |
Partner chosen for you based on route. |
Safety Features |
Rate the driver and rider. Verified workplace. Social Profile links of driver and rider.
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Rate the driver and rider. Photo of driver or rider Driver verification with DOL
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Cost for Rider |
Variable: see an estimate before you leave.
Up to $0.54/mile |
Variable: see an estimate before you leave.
Estimate to be $0.54/mile |
Driver Earnings |
Variable: see an estimate before you leave. But can expect to be paid up to $0.54/mile. The amount will cover part of the cost of driving, without becoming a source of taxable income. |
Variable: see an estimate before you leave. But can expect to be paid up to $0.54/mile. The amount will cover part of the cost of driving, without becoming a source of taxable income. |
Guaranteed Ride Home |
Not through the app, but Emergency Ride Home available through King County Metro “Just One Trip” program |
Yes, in the app for people who are not matched with someone for a return trip.
Emergency Ride Home available through King County Metro “Just One Trip” program |
3+ person carpools |
Not at this time |
Yes |
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