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£430 for one term of college bus fare

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Caerulea · 26/08/2025 22:25

We've one secondary in our catchment & it has no 6th form so kids have to go to the nearest college which is 15 odd miles away - 1 hour 40 by bus.

We've just paid £430 for ONE TERM of bus fare!

The full year, if you could pay all at once, is £950.

If we do it termly it's going to be around £1.5k.

Daily would be £9

Isn't this just wrong on so many levels? Why are there deals at all & not just a set price? This is a low socio-economic area with low academic achievement & very rural. It's almost double what the first term was last year for DS2

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HardworkSendHelp · 26/08/2025 22:34

That is an absolute disgrace OP. I would be going to my local MP about that.

Caerulea · 26/08/2025 22:33

Danikm151 · 26/08/2025 22:26

Is there not a scheme that offers discounts through the college?

In Brum the majority of the colleges offer a free bus pass.

The 950 one is discounted & there are various bursaries but none are free at all.

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Caerulea · 26/08/2025 22:32

Hayley1256 · 26/08/2025 22:29

Is this a private bus?

It's a dedicated college bus, there isn't a public bus that anyone could use - buses are terrible here.

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Caerulea · 26/08/2025 22:30

Azandme · 26/08/2025 22:27

My dds school bus (45 min journey) costs me £1210 a year.

We're out of catchment by 1.5 miles.

Was there a reason you went out of catchment? The bus for secondary was free for the only one in catchment, anything outside of that we'd have to pay for.

Which we did for DS1 & accept if you choose to do that, but on this we've no choice - it's the only way to do a-levels etc.

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Hayley1256 · 26/08/2025 22:29

Is this a private bus?

Azandme · 26/08/2025 22:27

My dds school bus (45 min journey) costs me £1210 a year.

We're out of catchment by 1.5 miles.

Danikm151 · 26/08/2025 22:26

Is there not a scheme that offers discounts through the college?

In Brum the majority of the colleges offer a free bus pass.

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