London beta · Corridor collection
Pick up on the way
Someone is already driving. Friends transit to a pin on that route. FairWhere ranks stops so the detour stays tiny — then everyone continues in the car.
Not a midpoint meetup
Classic “meet in the middle” asks where the map centre is. Fair meetup ranking asks which venue is fairest when everyone travels from scratch. Pick up on the way asks a different question: the driver already has an origin and a destination — where do we collect the others?
Fair meetup / midpoint thinking
- Everyone starts from home (or work) toward a shared venue
- FairWhere Score balances journey burden across the group
- Best when nobody is already committed to a through-drive
- See Meet in the middle vs FairWhere
Pick up on the way
- Driver has a fixed through-route (airport, coast, family trip)
- Passengers transit to a corridor pin; driver barely loops
- Ranks pins by detour + passenger transit + meet practicality
- Then the car continues — one vehicle for the long leg
How a pickup plan works
Three inputs, one ranked shortlist of collection pins — with leave-by times you can share.
- 01
Driver corridor
Origin, destination, and when they leave. FairWhere follows the road corridor (not crow-flies) so pins sit on the real drive.
- 02
Who to collect
One to three passengers with starting points. Each is scored on transit to candidate pins under your time caps.
- 03
Ranked stops
Pickup score balances tiny driver detour against passenger journey. You get exact stop guidance: where to kerb, park, and wait if someone is late.
Need one pin for everyone, or a stop each? Use single-pin or multi-stop collection — both live in the pickup planner.
Good stops balance detour, parking, and delay
A pin that looks central on a map can still be a terrible handoff. FairWhere prefers places the driver can legally stop — and where people can wait indoors if trains run late.
Minimal detour
Pins near the road corridor, not across town. Caps keep the driver’s loop honest.
Easy set-down
Car parks with short free pick-up windows, signed station bays, named mall entrances — not double yellows.
Delay facilities
Coffee, toilets, and cover when someone is late. Kerb-only pins are flagged as handoffs.
Examples on common westbound corridors: Shepherd's Bush / Westfield (Ariel Way car parks), Paddington Bishop's Bridge pick-up — not Praed Street wait — and Brent Cross free shopper parking on the North Circular.
When to use which FairWhere shape
- Create a Plan — choose one activity, an activity pair, or pick up on the way.
- Discover — Venues (Placelists), meeting-point pins, and activity pairs when everyone travels fairly from scratch.
- Walk and a pint — two-stop occasion plans (walk then a pub), ranked by journey fairness.
- Meet in the middle — why crow-flies midpoints fail London groups, and how FairWhere Score fixes that.
- How FairWhere works — FairWhere Score, FairPath estimates, and fairness modes.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Pick up on the way?
- A FairWhere plan shape for when one person is already driving a through-route (for example Hackney to Cornwall, or north London to Heathrow). Friends or family travel by Tube or rail to a collection pin on that corridor. FairWhere ranks pins so the driver's detour stays small, then everyone continues together in the car.
- How is this different from meet in the middle?
- Meet in the middle (and FairWhere's fair meetup ranking) asks which venue is fairest for everyone travelling from scratch. Pick up on the way assumes a driver already has an origin and destination. The question is where to collect others with the least extra driving — a corridor intercept, not a crow-flies midpoint.
- Where should the driver actually stop?
- FairWhere prefers pins with a clear set-down: station forecourts, shopping-centre car parks with short free pick-up windows, and named entrances. The planner shows exact stop guidance, parking ease, and what to do if someone is late (coffee, toilets, cover) so you are not guessing on double yellows.
- Can I collect more than one person?
- Yes. You can meet everyone at one shared pin, or use multi-stop mode so each passenger gets their own collection stop ordered along the driver's route. Caps keep total detour and transit times sensible.
- Do passengers need a car?
- No. Passengers are scored on transit (and walking) to the pin. The driver stays in the car for a short meet, then the group continues on the original through-trip.
- Is this live in London only?
- Yes — FairWhere plans are London beta today. Corridor pins mix curated intercepts (Westfield, Brent Cross, major stations) with rail stations near the driver's road route.
Collect on the corridor. Keep the detour tiny.
Enter the driver's route and who you're collecting. Get ranked pins, leave-by times, and a shareable day-of card.