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Advice Pls on Setting up School bus/coach
Not sure if this is the correct board for this but here's hoping someone can help out in cyber space.......
We live in a london borough and my son will be starting school in Surrey come autumn. At present there is one private coach service that does a run from where we live straight to the school. The only thing is they are heavily subscribed with a massive waiting list for children wanting to use their service.
I was thinking that maybe I could drive my son to school but at the same time see if anyone other child/ren can share the journey and be charged accordingly.
I'll need to change my insurance to business but apart from that does anyone know what licences, if any, I need or what it entails when setting up a transport service of this nature?
I haven't a clue on how to start up this venture and your advice would be gratefully received.
We live in a london borough and my son will be starting school in Surrey come autumn. At present there is one private coach service that does a run from where we live straight to the school. The only thing is they are heavily subscribed with a massive waiting list for children wanting to use their service.
I was thinking that maybe I could drive my son to school but at the same time see if anyone other child/ren can share the journey and be charged accordingly.
I'll need to change my insurance to business but apart from that does anyone know what licences, if any, I need or what it entails when setting up a transport service of this nature?
I haven't a clue on how to start up this venture and your advice would be gratefully received.
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If you are talking about 'car sharing', where those sharing the car are contributing to the cost of petrol (i.e. you are not making a profit), you should not need to change your insurance.
If you are intending to make a profit, you probably need Hire and Reward Insurance, which is very expensive.
You should also investigate whether you need a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check, as I guess you will be solely in charge of children under 18.0 -
Doesn't matter whether the OP is alone or not, anyone who works with kids or the mentally disabled is required to have a CRB check carried out prior to starting said work (not that a CRB check actually proves anything anyway).You should also investigate whether you need a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check, as I guess you will be solely in charge of children under 18.Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0 -
What happens when your son is ill? Do you still take the others to school?The man without a signature.0
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1. If the coach company has such a big waiting list why on earth don't they just put on 2 coaches or a bigger coach?
2. Why not just have a reciprocal arrangement with other parents so you don't have to mess around with money?0
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