Information about buying a vacant seat on school transport

1. Who can apply?
2. Which schools have contracted vehicles?
3. How much does it cost?
4. Terms and conditions of the scheme
5. Request a seat on a vehicle
6. Pay for a travel pass or seat
7. Let us know about a change

5. Request a seat on a vehicle

Please read our response times and then click the link below to request a seat:

• Request a seat

Our response times

If your enquiry is for the existing school year, and is received after November of that year, responses will take up to 10 working days.

If your enquiry is for the new school year in September, you need to understand that:

• applications for seats should only be made once the previous school year is over.
• requests will take longer and a place on the vacant seat scheme cannot be guaranteed.
• seats are usually allocated at the end of October. This is to ensure that all children who are authorised for free home to school transport have seats first.
• you should always plan alternate arrangements for the first half term of any school year.

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