{"id":8048,"date":"2026-10-19T21:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visiting-angels.co.uk\/cheshire-east\/?p=8048"},"modified":"2026-10-19T21:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:41:56","slug":"do-carers-need-a-driving-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visiting-angels.co.uk\/cheshire-east\/do-carers-need-a-driving-licence\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need a driving licence to be a carer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8048\" class=\"elementor elementor-8048\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2607b910 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2607b910\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e8bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2e8bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Quick summary<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a rural round covering Chelford, Mobberley or the moorland villages, yes. For a tight town round in Macclesfield, not always. Most home care jobs in this area do need a car, and we pay 35p a mile plus travel time. Ask before you rule yourself out.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>The honest answer<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home care is not shift work in one building. A round is a sequence of houses, and how you get between them is the whole question.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practice, across this patch, <\/span><b>most rounds need a driver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The villages are not reachable by bus at seven in the morning, and a round that depends on public transport falls apart the first time a service is cancelled.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are exceptions, and they are real rather than theoretical:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tight town rounds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in central Macclesfield, where several clients are within walking distance of each other.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Live-in care<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where you are based in one house. Driving may still be useful for shopping and appointments, and it is not always essential.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overnight or sitting work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a single address.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Longer visits with fewer moves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as a small number of two-hour calls close together.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These rounds exist and there are fewer of them, so availability depends on where you live and what is running at the time. Ring and ask rather than assuming the answer is no.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>What the car actually costs you, and what you get back<\/b><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><table><thead><tr><th><p><b>What you pay for<\/b><\/p><\/th><th><p><b>What we pay<\/b><\/p><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fuel, wear and tear between visits<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>35p a mile<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time spent driving between visits<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Paid at your hourly rate<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business use insurance<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your responsibility to arrange<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parking, where a client has none<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask us. Some rounds have known parking issues we plan around<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 35p is the part most people focus on, and paid travel time is worth more. A round with ninety minutes of driving a day is over seven hours of paid time a week that an unpaid-travel employer would not give you, as our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visiting-angels.co.uk\/cheshire-east\/15-minute-care-visits\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">piece on how rounds are built<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>Business use insurance, which catches people out<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ordinary social, domestic and pleasure cover does not usually cover driving between clients as part of your job. You generally need business use, often called class 1 business use.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two things worth knowing. It is frequently cheaper than people expect, sometimes only a small addition to the premium. And getting it wrong matters, because an insurer can decline a claim if you were driving for work on the wrong policy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ring your insurer, tell them you visit clients during the working day, and ask what they need. Do it before your first shift.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>What we need to see<\/b><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A valid UK driving licence.<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Your insurance certificate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, showing business use.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A valid MOT<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where the car is old enough to need one.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Points on a licence are not automatically a problem. Tell us at application stage rather than later.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>If you do not drive<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Options worth considering rather than giving up on care work:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ask about town rounds and live-in work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> specifically, rather than asking whether you can work without a car.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Care homes and supported living<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are single-site and do not need a driver, though the work is different.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Learning to drive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opens up considerably more work in this area, and for someone committed to care as a career it usually pays for itself.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tell us where you live.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Whether a non-driving round is possible depends almost entirely on that.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>Winter, since it comes up<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The moorland villages and the High Peak lanes are a genuine part of this job from December to March, and no amount of mileage makes a blocked lane passable.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we can do is build rounds so carers work near where they live, prioritise the visits that cannot be missed, and not leave anyone driving across the patch in bad weather to reach a fifteen minute call, because we do not have fifteen minute calls. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visiting-angels.co.uk\/cheshire-east\/care-needs-assessment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">planning for rural clients<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> follows the same logic from the family&#8217;s side.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>Frequently asked questions<\/b><\/h3><p><b>Do carers need a driving licence?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most home care rounds in this area, yes. Town rounds, live-in care and overnight work are the main exceptions, and availability varies.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Do I need my own car, or can I use one of yours?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You would use your own, with mileage paid at 35p and travel time paid.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What insurance do I need?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business use cover for driving between clients. Check with your insurer before starting, since standard social and domestic cover is usually not enough.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Is mileage paid on top of wages?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, mileage is separate from your hourly pay, and travel time is paid as working time.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Can I work if I have points on my licence?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often, depending on what and when. Tell us at application stage.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Are there care jobs without a car near me?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, mostly in central Macclesfield or as live-in work. Ring and tell us your postcode and we will tell you honestly whether anything fits.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>What we pay<\/b><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>\u00a315.70 an hour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after a three month probation, <\/span><b>\u00a314.70<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during it.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>35p a mile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and travel time between visits is paid.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>No visit shorter than an hour.<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rounds built by area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, around where you live and the hours you can do.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Carer turnover of 12 per cent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, against 23.7 per cent across the sector (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsforcare.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skills for Care, 2025<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><b>How to apply<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call us on <\/span><b>01625 720157<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ask about caregiver roles. Tell us your postcode and whether you drive, and we will tell you on that call what is realistically available.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visiting Angels Cheshire East covers Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Knutsford, Congleton, Alsager, Buxton, Whaley Bridge, Leek, Biddulph and Kidsgrove.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authored by Kim Blissett, Registered Manager, Visiting Angels Cheshire East.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published 27 September 2026. Last updated 27 September 2026.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article is general information about working in care and is not employment, insurance or legal advice, nor a contractual offer of employment. Insurance requirements depend on your policy and insurer; check with them directly. Pay rates and terms are correct at the date of publication and may change. To the fullest extent permitted by law, GB Care at Home Ltd accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on this article.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick summary For a rural round covering Chelford, Mobberley or the moorland villages, yes. 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