Calls get missed
Tannoy announcements and walkie-talkie shouts get lost in a busy corridor. Nobody knows if the right room actually heard.
Live pickup dispatch · proven in daily operation
Every passenger, safely aboard — right down to the last 50 metres.
The hardest part of any journey isn't the road. It's the final stretch from the door to the vehicle. Last50m gets the right people moving the moment a vehicle arrives — and records every step.
No card required · Set up in a day · Works on the devices you already have
Built on a platform that runs a 150-pupil pickup every afternoon
150+
passengers moved daily
40+
vehicles per pickup window
30 min
peak window, handled calmly
100%
of handovers logged
Why it's necessary
The vehicle arrives. Then what?
In schools, care homes and community transport, the riskiest, most stressful moments happen in the last fifty metres — and almost none of it is written down.
People are left waiting
Vehicles idle at the kerb while a passenger is still being found. Drivers fall behind, and vulnerable people wait in the cold.
There's no proof
When a family or inspector asks "who collected them, and when?", the honest answer is too often a shrug. That's a safeguarding gap.
Everyone is stressed
Staff run between rooms, reception fields anxious calls, and the same fraught scramble repeats every single day.
How it works
From "vehicle here" to "safely aboard", in one calm flow
Last50m turns a chaotic scramble into a simple, visible loop. Everyone sees only what their role needs — and the system remembers everything.
The vehicle is marked on site
A controller at the pickup point taps the taxi or minibus as arrived. No radio, no guesswork.
The right room is alerted
An instant alert lands on that room's own screen — and only that room. It stays red until someone responds.
Staff acknowledge in one tap
The room confirms it has the passenger. The controller watches it turn amber — they know it's been seen.
Need a hand? Summon a runner
One tap requests help. The first free staff member claims it, so nobody is ever left waiting alone.
Loaded, gone, and logged
The passenger is walked out and marked aboard — it turns green. Their family is notified automatically, and every step is recorded.
Why it works
Built around the acknowledgement loop
Broadcasting hopes someone hears. Last50m makes sure. Every alert goes to a named place and waits for a reply you can see.
Real-time, not broadcast
Alerts reach the exact room and the exact controller — instantly, on their own screen. Nothing relies on someone happening to hear.
The acknowledgement loop
Red, amber, green. You always know who has seen what, who's responded, and who still needs a nudge — no chasing required.
Runner help, first-wins
Need an extra pair of hands? One request, and the first available staff member claims it. No double-ups, no one stranded.
Families told automatically
Parents and next-of-kin get an SMS or email the moment the vehicle departs — with no app to install and no extra work for staff.
A complete audit trail
Every action is time-stamped and attributed. Answer "who, what, when" in seconds — and export it whenever you're asked.
Works on your devices
iPads on the wall, phones in pockets, a PC at reception. Any modern browser — nothing to install, nothing to maintain.
Who it's for
One platform, every community that moves people
Wherever vulnerable people are helped on and off vehicles, the last fifty metres matter. Last50m adapts to how your organisation already works.
Special schools & SEND transport
Replace the daily taxi-list scramble with a calm, acknowledged end-of-day. Inspection-ready records, every time.
SchoolsSENDOfsted-ready
For bursars, business managers & transport coordinators.
Care & residential homes
Dignified, recorded handovers for residents heading to day care, appointments and outings — with families kept reassured.
Care homesCQC evidence
For registered managers & care coordinators.
Disability & day services
Person-centred pickups with the right escort and the right accessible vehicle — and clear accountability for every journey.
Day servicesAccessibility
For service managers & support leads.
Community transport
Coordinate volunteers, minibuses and community buses so every passenger is accounted for — from front door to seat.
Community busesVolunteers
For scheme coordinators & community centre managers.
Safe by design
Built for your duty of care
You're trusted with vulnerable people. Last50m is built to be trusted with their data, too.
Safeguarding-grade audit
Every action time-stamped and attributable to a person. A tamper-resistant, append-only record you can stand behind.
Private by default
No third-party trackers, no advertising networks, no data resale. Your information is used to run your service — nothing else.
UK data residency
Hosted in-region and encrypted in transit and at rest, with personal details masked from anyone who doesn't need them.
Role-based access
A controller, a classroom, a runner and an office each see only what their job requires — sensitive notes stay protected.
Multi-site ready
Run many homes, schools or depots from one account, each kept cleanly separate, with a group view for managers.
Inspection-ready reporting
Export the records an inspector, commissioner or family asks for — filtered and ready — in a couple of clicks.
Simple pricing
One subscription per site. Everyone included.
Unlimited staff logins, unlimited rooms and unlimited vehicles. No per-seat fees and no lock-in — pricing simply scales with the number of sites you run.
Single site
For one school, home or scheme
- Real-time dispatch & the RAG loop
- Unlimited staff logins & devices
- Automatic family SMS & email
- Full audit trail & reports
- Email support
Multi-site
For groups & growing organisations
- Everything in Single site
- Multiple sites, one manager login
- School MIS sync (via Wonde)
- Guided onboarding
- Priority support
Network
For trusts, councils & care groups
- Everything in Multi-site
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Custom data-retention policy
- Service-level agreement
- Dedicated account manager
Want exact figures? Book a 20-minute demo and we'll tailor a quote to your organisation.
Questions
Everything you're wondering
Most sites are live within a day. You import your rooms, vehicles and staff (we'll help), print the room logins, and you're ready for the next pickup. There's nothing to install on any device.
Whatever you already have. Last50m runs in any modern web browser — wall-mounted iPads for rooms, phones for runners, and a PC at reception all work. No app stores, no installs, no special hardware.
Yes. Data is hosted in the UK, encrypted in transit and at rest, and access is role-based with sensitive details masked. There are no third-party trackers or advertising networks — your data is only ever used to run your service.
No. Notifications go out as ordinary SMS and email, so parents, carers and next-of-kin simply receive a message. There's nothing for them to download or log into.
For schools, Last50m can sync rosters and attendance through Wonde, which connects to most major management information systems. Care homes and community schemes can import their lists directly — no MIS required.
Absolutely. Last50m is multi-tenant by design: each site has its own secure space, while managers get a single login and a group-wide view. It scales from a single home to a national network.
Close the gap on the last 50 metres
Start your account in minutes, or book a short demo and we'll show you a calmer pickup — built around how your team already works.