Travel, not sure what to do

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We live in a small town. We moved here six months ago one of the reasons being that we were struggling with the Dcs being bussed to school as communication with the school was not good.
Anyway now we live in a town but they are taxiied to a nearby village as there wasn't space in the local school in town.
All ok at the moment, the school is better at contact with us and understanding of the difficulties.
The school is 2.4 miles away which means they get free transport as they are under 8 and it's more than 2 miles
The rules change at 8 though as the rules then say free transport for over 3 miles.
We're not against walking even though its a longish way twice a day for young children. The main thing is ita on a dangerous road with no footpaths. I also have a younger dc

I know they can provide subsidised transport but i know it's eight pound each direction as I have to go in occasionally so even subsidised it's going to add up

Any ideas? Advice? Thoughts?

(apologies for
Mistakes my phone won't let me go back)

Have you thought about running a car or paying another parent petrol money to drive your children home?

I am learning to drive but i hate it and Insurance costs a bomb. I don't know any of the other parents as am never at the school gates. I'm not sure how the council is expecting us to do it. I doubt any of them would let their children walk that route.

8 quid each way (per child?) sounds like a lot to me (but could be the going rate?) Can you find out how much a taxi firm would charge and whether they'd consider a discount for daily work?
Can you talk to the school and see if they would forward your details to another parent who might be able to car share?

Where do they get £8 from?? I got a cab to DS's school a couple of months ago. It was £5, it's 2.3 miles away and is London. That's for the whole cab obviously.

So two kids would be £2.50 each. Still a lot but not £8

How is that subsidised?

Sorry it's 8 quid per direction for a normal taxi. Not per child. I know because occasionally I have to get a taxi to the school. Not sure what the subsidy would be but even if it's £2 a day it's going to add up to over a hundred quid a term which we just don't have.