to want to know which parent will be driving my child at a school sports event?

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A while back I went on a Yr3 school trip and all us parents had to be list 99nd (Check to make sure I had no criminal convictions related to kiddies). Fair enough I thought, though the possibility of being left alone was minimal as it was coach-museum-coach.
Yesterday I get a letter to state Yr6 child going on a sports trip next week between 1pm-3pm 5 miles away. No mention of List 99 (!) but did say needed volunteers to take kids there and back in cars. Surely there is an insurance issue here as it is in school time? I am at work so can't go but gave permission on the basis that I know the name of the person taking her. One parent I know stinks of booze in the mornings and two mummies are always glued to their mobiles driving. I would never want any of these to drive my child but don't want to make a fuss or point fingers. Not happy.
p.s. just had to write this out twice as seemed to lost first draft - sorry if it appears twice!

YANBU

It all seems a bit of a hash doesn't it?

I am going to speak to school but can't find any thing recent about the legalities of this/ insurance liabilities. Anyone here know what their child's school does?

It seems to be the done thing now - I remember getting very twitchy about the same thing when ds was at primary school. The teacher told me some random parent who I had never met before was taking ds to a sports event outside school. As the school organised it I wonder exactly how insurance works in cases like this?

I am surprised the school is not hiring a minibus or coach. Our school always does this and we pay towards it.
Could you suggest it to the school?

No - they would not hire a minibus in this short space of time - only approx 10 kids going I think. That would be a more sensible option though!

I assume you mean accident insurance? I queried the insurance issue when I used to take children on school trips and apparently, as long as no money changes hands for the service, it is fine.

Any car insurance people out there? The fact its in school time surely is a factor?

YANBU to be worried ......... if only 10 kids going then the others staying at school in class?? If you are that concerned then revoke your permission and ask that DC stays in school. Either that you try and get time off work and take him yourself. Our school have done this a few times and although it initially concerned me I am ok with it now.

This seems to be quite a regular thing theses days as the cost of minibuses would be too much for schools to be able to afford to do lots of extra activities.

I've had a sign a form at school, I can't remember the details but it was to confirm car was insured/MOTed etc. Knowing the HT at my childrens school I'd be happy that she was entirely sure it was an OK thing to do.

I dont think its unreasonable to check which parent it is although it could get difficult if its one of the ones you don't trust.

it is fine.lots of small schools do it.You have to show your driving licence fill in a declaration athat your car is roadworthy and you have SDL insurance.You don't need more than that if you are a volunteer because you are not doing it in the course of your work.A teacher would need to take out extra insurance

Yes bit embarassing if ends up a parent I don't trust but I expect she'll end up with the teacher :) now I've said that. I hope, for the teachers personal sake though, that they have business insurance as bizarrely they would have to have extra insurance though unidentified parents do not!

ooh spiderpig8 crossed posts. I am not sure they do the car roadworthy thing. Thanks for that. Pain there isn't a form for 'parent roadworthy'!

Ooh, quite surprised that the school does this. Our school refuses to arrange lifts like this. It, instead, circulates a list of which children are going and suggests parents arrange lift-share amongst themselves.