contact arrangements travel

[zoeann81]

when on my court order we meet in Leeds i come from Durham dad drives up from stoke he drives car we travel on trains. this weekend trainlines are off to Leeds from where we are no trains at all unless we go to other side tees side to Middlesbrough on coach and then train to Leeds making us extra 2 hours on our travel i asked dad if he could drive the extra hour n 20 mins due to trains he refused said if i don't get her there he breaching me my daughter is also recovering from chicken pox is there anything i can do as i don't think making my child travel out the way well still recovering is not in her best interest her dad is refusing to travel any more for her. what can i do any advice please

Offer an alternative date.

What does the child arrangement order actually say about contact because it seems ridiculous that you and your child have to do all this travel when he has a car

i have done he keeps refusing I've sent in all proof from train life app no available trains he just saying ill be there 10.30 if our not it breaching

he drives from stoke to Leeds and we meet for contact there it states at Christmas when no trains he does have drive here to us but nothing about trains if they get cancelled or bad weather when there no transport

Well if you've offered an alternative and have proof that you are unable to travel it's up to him if he wants to take you back to court for breaching. I suspect the court would laugh their arses off at him though.

thank you I've sent him everything on emails so all proof is saved protected

What does it say in the event of illness? That is what applies here - DD is recovering from chickenpox.

there nothing on it about if she is ill.

Does the order require that you meet in Leeds?

yes it states meet in Leeds

Have you offered him the money it’d cost you to get the train?

yes offered pay extra fuel

If you have all of this in writing including the offer of an alternative travel date so he doesn't miss contact time then you've done all you can. He can try to take you back to court for one instance of not following the order but no judge is going to take kindly to this behaviour from him and nothing will happen to you as long as you continue with contact subsequently.

It’s 90 miles between Durham and Leeds so you’re asking him to do an extra 360 miles over the weekend, I can see why he’s not keen to get into the routine of doing it. At business rates that’d be £162, have you offered that much?

If he still says no and you can’t get anyone else to drive you, just send an email with all the evidence including an alternate weekend and I highly doubt anything will come of it.

Why on earth would you think the business rate would be appropriate? If you use your car for work purposes it's reasonable for work to recompense non-fuel costs. This is a personal expense - it's not up to OP to contribute towards the running costs on a vehicle he chooses to own.

So its an extra 2 hours if you get the coach/train or an extra 1 hour 20 mins if he drives the whole way?

So its the case of a difference of 40 minutes? Am I understanding that right?

If your daughter is well enough to go (which presumably she is since you have suggested he drive?) then I'd just do the extra travel...Doesnt seem worth fighting about you having to do 40 minutes more travel than he would.