Membership of the Subsidised School Transport Services is for the full school year, and the full annual membership fee must be paid.
Service rates
From August 2025, we no longer have a subsidised service.
Service rates for our privileged seats are unchanged for school term August 2025 to June 2026.
Privileged seat transport service
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Privileged seat
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£1.4101 per day (max 190 days)
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£267.91
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An invoice will be issued for the full annual cost (or pro-rata cost if approved after schools start), with the option to pay by instalments over from 28 August to 28 May.
Invoices will be issued via e-mail and will not have less than 14 days' notice before the first payment is due.
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Ways to pay
Invoices can be paid by standing order, online or by telephone.
Payments: Ways to pay
If you have any issues with instalment plans, please contact the School Transport Section.
Rate increases
All rates are subject to an annual percentage increase which is applied from August of each year.