What do you pay for School transport ?

[Dodsy]

I feel like Im being stitched up by the coucil - my Son is now 16 and has free transport to school. From september he will be in 6th form, same school for the next 2 years but now I have to pay £600. Ok in PH terms thats loose change , but its £600 I could do without spending.

Does everyone else have the same ? Its not like we have a choice as they now have to stay at school until 18.

The reason I ask is that he has Aspergers so has to go to a special school and goes by Taxi every day so its not your usual 'get the bus' scenario. Just curious what parents with kids who attend normal state school have to pay.

[maxdog]

Same here child with Autism no local provision = £720 a year

[twink]

When I was at school the bus service was £3 per day return. I've just worked that out roughly as not far off £3000 for transport between years 7 to 11. Or £585 per year. This was early 2000s though so may have changed a little bit.

[RicksAlfas]

£1.10 each trip.

[grumpy52]

I have heard that in my area that school bus passes have increased in cost by 20%.
Also in the past the bus pass could be used for all journeys all of the time ,now they can only be used in term time for travel during normal school travel times ,it's not accepted for travel for after school activities.

[anonymous-user]

We use our helicopter which is expensive but we can afford it.

[rhinochopig]

el stovey said:

We use our helicopter which is expensive but we can afford it.

As a shuttle from the Learjet obviously?

[MDMA .]

does your place of work not allow flexible work hours ? can you not drop him off in the morning and taxi back in the afternoon ? cut the bill in half.

I remember when I was at school, it was 10p a journey. clipper card was a quid and think you got 12 journeys with one. if you bent it in a few places, it would go in the machine but wouldn't cut the next square off. win, win. free travel

[anonymous-user]

MDMA . said:

does your place of work not allow flexible work hours ? can you not drop him off in the morning and taxi back in the afternoon ? cut the bill in half.

I remember when I was at school, it was 10p a journey. clipper card was a quid and think you got 12 journeys with one. if you bent it in a few places, it would go in the machine but wouldn't cut the next square off. win, win. free travel

If you played your cards right you could make a clipper card last ages.

Does the 600 quid cover a year of taxis? If so that is not much more than the bus would cost.

[stemll]

My daughter has Down's Syndrome and she gets free transport from the council. Home to school in the morning and school to after-school club in the afternoon.

[V8mate]

Bicycle?

[Sump]

I used to pay £25 a day IIRC for the train. Then my dad bought me a 330d which was far cheaper.

[ApOrbital]

What v8 said a push bike i use to travel 5 miles to and from school per day all year round until i got a motorbike.

[gus607]

Do you get PIP/DLA benefit for your son ?

[Dodsy]

gus607 said:

Do you get PIP/DLA benefit for your son ?

he does but i'd rather spend that money on him than school transport. I shouldnt complain as £600 is a small fraction of the actual cost of taxis just strange that post 16 we have to contribute.

[gus607]

I have to disagree here, isn't DLA/PIP for such costs ? Sorry I can't sympathise with this.

[mph1977]

gus607 said:

I have to disagree here, isn't DLA/PIP for such costs ? Sorry I can't sympathise with this.

exactly

[t400ble]

The money is being used on him though, dont see your point? Sorry

[VeegasRS6]

t400ble said:

The money is being used on him though, dont see your point? Sorry

DLA mobility component is money issued specifically to cover disability related transportation costs, it would be well in excess of £600/year so should really be used to cover this.

If it's being spent on other things then it's a bit hard asking about the high cost of transport.

Just my view as I very much see it from the other side, I cannot begin to tell you how expensive it is to run a transport service and as a resource, has to be used to meet the very most in need.

[medieval]

£64 a month here for one of ours