Designated Driver Service in Barrie & Area

Canadian Designated Drivers (CDD) provides a safe and reliable way to get you and your vehicle home. Our two-driver team picks you up at your event and drives you home in your own vehicle.

How Our Service Works

One driver drives you and your guests home in your vehicle, while the second driver follows in our chase car. Passengers are not permitted to travel in the chase car.

Fair and Consistent Pricing

Every trip is individually quoted using our Base Fare + Distance + Time pricing system. This ensures your fare reflects your particular journey.

Reserve Your Ride | Request a Quote | Call 705-794-1133

Independently Owned: Canadian Designated Drivers is not affiliated with any other designated driver service in Ontario.

Our Current Hours of Operation:

Fri. & Sat. (open from 5:00 pm to 3:00 AM)
The closing times will be based on volume and/or current weather conditions.

How to Book A Ride

By Phone: Weekday Mon thru Sat afternoons, 705-794-1133

On line: Available 24/7 – Visit our Website reserve-your-ride/

Use the online Reserve Your Ride link to book for Future dates. To secure your reservation/Time , credit card details must be entered . Your card will be charged approx 50% of your quoted Fare on the night of your booking. The balance will be due to the driver, on completion of the ride. Once your credit card information is received, a written and numbered reservation confirmation will be issued. Same-day ONLINE reservation requests cannot be processed after 4:00 PM. Please call our reservation line on that day

You can also use the Website to obtain a Quote for a Future Date. Request a Quote
Same Day Online Requests can not be processed after 4:00 PM of that day. You will receive a written Quote within 12 to 24 hours

Our Rates:

For ALL rides, our rates are based on an Address to Address formula using a round trip time, which in many cases is less expensive as opposed to a set Flat Fee. We encourage you to Check it out for yourself: Take a moment to submit a Quote request Click Here and see how our pricing stacks up! As you compare, don’t forget to consider the potential costs and consequences of getting a DUI, which can far outweigh the savings you’ll find with us. Make a smart choice for both your wallet and your safety! Please go online and submit a quote request to compare.

Fares of $60.00 or more a 50% deposit will be charged on the evening of your Reservation. This information is essential to secure your reservation and ensure our drivers and vehicles are available to provide service to our other customers.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

We require a 3 hour minimum to cancel a reservation. Please be assured that your deposit will be promptly refunded in full if you meet this cancellation window, however; in case of a late cancellation or a no-show, the Full Fare will be charged and non-refundable.

WAITING TIME:

On the night of your reservation, Please keep an eye on your phone, Our Driver will be calling and/or texting you prior to your requested pick up time to confirm your ride and to give you an ETA. They must make direct contact with you to confirm your order. Please do not let it go to Voice Mail. They will wait only 10 minutes for you to respond to their call. Also once they arrive Our standard wait time is also 10 minutes so we ask that you be ready when they arrive. If we are not able to confirm your ride directly with you or if a wait time exceeds 10 minutes your order may be placed on HOLD and they will leave to move onto their next client. You will be notified by text if this should occur. You can call us (705-794-1133) to reactivate our order when you are ready. Please never call our driver direct as they will be driving, and you may put them and others at risk!

We do not want to charge you waiting time but we do want to keep our commitment to stay on schedule for all the rides following yours. You have 10 minutes from the time our driver’s car arrives to get underway before “waiting time” is added. Your drivers will give you a very accurate ETA. Please be ready to leave when our drivers arrive. They are on a very tight schedule.

EXTRAS:

$2.00 per minute waiting time per fast food, gas station, convenience store Stops etc

No Charge for ATM stop.

HST: is included in fare.

Drop Offs:

A nominal fee of $5.00 per drop off if it is along the way to the Destination. If the drop off is out of the way it is up to the drivers discretion as to what to charge.

PAYMENT:

We accept cash, credit and debit cards (most but not all drivers can do debit), On all out of town calls, you will be requested to provide us with your credit card information, to guarantee and hold your ride ONLY. Please pay the driver by whatever Method of Payment you choose at the conclusion of your ride. Once you have paid any credit card information you gave us will be removed from our System.

GRATUITIES: 100% of all tips go to our drivers.

We serve Simcoe County and surrounding regions including: Innisfil, Angus, Essa and Oro-Medonte. We service any area, please call for a Quote

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Call 1-705-794-1133 to arrange your pickup.

Canadian Designated Drivers, Barrie and Ares aka CDD, is a privately owned & operated family business located in Barrie, Ontario, and is NOT Affiliated with ANY other Designated Driver Service in the Area. We provide safe solutions to get you and your vehicle home safely if you have been drinking. Driving under the influence has serious consequences and puts everyone around you at serious risk.