School bus fare

[sunnydays2]

Did you all ask the bus driver about the prices of the school bus? Seems like they can anyhow charge!

[Snow Crystal]

Yes it’s a long-standing common market practice for the bus operators to collect for June and Dec holidays even though they are not fetching our kids in these 2 months. I just pay but I remember that the reason given is that the drivers still have to have some income during the holidays. I guess we can think of it another way - they can just take total 12 months bus fees, divide by 10 and charge us as such. Thus given that the drivers have to make a living and as long as the amount is not exorbitant, I have no problem with paying for the two extra non school months. However, I wish all the buses have bus aunties to ensure safety of the kids, look out for bullying in bus and correct poor behavior.

[jedamum]

Snow Crystal:

Thus given that the drivers have to make a living and as long as the amount is not exorbitant, I have no problem with paying for the two extra non school months. However, I wish all the buses have bus aunties to ensure safety of the kids, look out for bullying in bus and correct poor behavior.

:goodpost:
my boy's presch bus auntie/uncle are so friendly and so nice to see him coming home with smiles on his face having joked with either of them on the way home...not really possible for big buses in pri sch next year i guess. :sad:
kids on sch bus bound to be exposed to some bad behaviour/words; just yesterday, my K2 shared said so-and-so said what-and-what; luckily he said he knows such behaviour is not acceptable.....at home (but dunno if he'll do so on the bus! :faint:)

[peapot]

For CCA, I have to pay$5 for every trip the bus driver goes back to pick her up at a later timing. If you find the school bus charging too high, you can call up the school to help them resolve the issue. This was what I did.

[peapot]

Oops… I mean ask the school to help talk to the bus driver.

[BigDevil]

peapot:

For CCA, I have to pay$5 for every trip the bus driver goes back to pick her up at a later timing. If you find the school bus charging too high, you can call up the school to help them resolve the issue. This was what I did.

So how much were you charged before the school talked to the bus driver?

[peapot]

$120 extra for reserving a seat for my gal which she won’t be taking until the following month. The school help me talk to bus driver. My husband says these bus drivers are appointed by the school so they must help the parents.

[BigDevil]

$120!!! :shock:

[peapot]

Hmm…you wore the same reaction as my husband.

[limlim]

I used to pay $45 for both way.. including June and Nov/Dec.. so total a year is $45 × 12 = $540. And if there is CCAs or extra lessons, pay additional from own pocket for public transport. So is $540++.


Then, I decided to change operator.. Now, I pay $0.55 per trip, as and when required. I pay the same whether got CCA or extra lessons or not.. and I don't pay a single cent during school holidays..

Now it costs around $25/mth × 10 = $250/yr or less.. :evil:

Mine is within 1km, btw..