I work in a care home and my co-workers and I often share cars to pick each other up but we don't know is that is still advisable or safe to do. We all work together but are scared we will get in trouble if we do car share. Kathy Mcphee, Caithness
I work for the NHS but have been on annual leave. I used to give a colleague a lift. When I return to work, should I be giving this friend a lift or drive my car by my self? John Brogden, 40, North Wales
I work for a medical device manufacturing company and have been giving a co-worker a lift to work because he is unable to drive. Is this now prohibited during the lockdown period? G.G, 49, Cardiff
Can I give a lift in my van to a work colleague? I am self employed and he works for me. We are working on a dangerous building repair. D.M
Can you still car share travelling to and from your place of work during this lockdown? Thomas Ferrier, 54, Clydebank
Can critical workers care share if colleagues can't drive? This is one of the most common motoring Covid-19-related queries we've received in the last week
Rob Hull, This is Money Deputy Motoring Editor, responds: This is a handful of the questions readers have asked about car sharing during the Covid-19 pandemic in the last week.
When I first started writing our comprehensive guide for motoring advice during the coronavirus lockdown, I included my email address for people to get in touch with any driving-related queries,
This has ranged from questions regarding the recent MOT testing exemption for cars, vans and motorcycles to more niche queries about leniency for car cleaning.
The most prominent enquiry received so far is from critical workers who usually car share.
Many of these are cases of NHS or care home workers who help colleagues who don't have driving licences and live in areas where public transport isn't always available at the best of times - let alone when there are significant travel restrictions in place due to the outbreak of a killer virus.
The Government has outlined strict rules regarding vehicle use at the moment, including car sharing.
It states that you should only travel in a vehicle when absolutely necessary (such as attending a medical appointment or assisting an elderly or vulnerable person) and only travel with those living in the same household.
However, there is no additional information available online to critical workers about their situation.
We've received emails from construction workers on the frontline repairing dangerous buildings who have asked if they can take their apprentices to sites
What's the official answer from those still working?
We originally asked the Department for Transport for confirmation of rules regarding critical workers and car sharing, though were redirected to Public Heath England.
It said members of the public should refer to the 'Going to Work' section of government guidelines.
Here it states:
'Employers who have people in their offices or onsite should ensure that employees are able to follow PHE guidelines including, where possible, maintaining a two metre distance from others, and washing their hands with soap and water often for at least 20 seconds (or using hand sanitiser gel if soap and water is not available).'
We asked PHE for clarification regarding car sharing.
A spokesman told us: 'This advice would extend to travelling to work and therefore unless it is possible for people to be at least two metres apart in a vehicle they would not comply with government guidance on social distancing.'
Is it possible to sit more than 2 metres apart in a car?
Under the measures given by PHE, it makes it extremely difficult for co-workers to car share.
This is because five-seat passenger vehicles are unlikely to provide this much gap between occupants.
We've used the example of the Volkswagen Tigun SUV below - which has around the same interior dimension as the Golf hatchback.
As you can see from the sketch below, it is not two metres wide and the distance from the front and rear seats is also less than the advised distance.
Even with a passenger sitting diagonally from the driver in the rear seats, a two metre gap would be difficult.
And this is certainly the case for vans, where the driver and passenger are sat almost side by side in a vehicle that isn't two metres wide.
The only instance where retaining a gap that adheres to social distancing measures would be if the vehicle used in a seven-seat MPV, SUV or a minibus, when a passenger and driver can be separated by a row of seats.
However, with this only making up a small proportion of vehicles on the road, some critical workers might be forced to make alternative arrangements, else risk - with the driver - being apprehended by police at road checkpoints.
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