How it works

How TootyToot works

TootyToot gives people who live near each other a private place to ask, offer and help.

Ask your community

Ask for local information, recommendations or practical help. You can also ask whether anyone can help with an informal lift.

  • Does anyone know when the road reopens?
  • Could I borrow a pressure washer?
  • Is anyone travelling into town on Friday?

Offer what you can

Share useful information, offer an item, lend a hand or let neighbours know when you have a spare seat.

  • The village hall event starts at seven.
  • I have some spare moving boxes.
  • I am driving into Selby on Thursday morning.

Help when it suits you

Reply to a post, send someone a message or offer practical help. There is no pressure to respond to every request.

Quiet Ask

Ask privately, without putting yourself on display

Members can privately choose the ordinary things they may sometimes help with. When somebody makes a Quiet Ask, TootyToot invites a suitable approved neighbour one at a time. The request is not posted publicly, passes remain private, and names are revealed only after a helper accepts.

Quiet Ask is for small, non-urgent neighbourly requests. Exact addresses, contact details and personal circumstances should only be shared in private messages after both people choose to connect.

Community posts and lifts

Most local activity is shared through community posts. Lifts have their own area so dates, times and journey details are easier to understand.

Kept within your community

Community posts are intended for members of that community. Private details can be agreed directly through messages.