School trip by car, not coach?!

[Me, My Girls & I]

We've had a letter out saying that theyre planning a school trip, but getting s coach would be too expensive to justify it, or words to that effect, and have asked for parents to volunteer to drive a group of kids I can't get my head aroun it at all! They've also said that they have a small number of booster seats available, the kids are 3 and 4, most are on the small side too so should be in a high back type booster anyway!

Am I being really unreasonable thinking it's a shocking idea? I personally wouldn't want the responsibility of having 2 nursery age children in my car, and wouldn't want to put the same responsibility on someone else! The actual trips free, but I'd be far happier paying a small amount for a coach! It's on a day when she's not in anyway, so I wouldn't feel *too* bad not sending her, but I dunno if I'm being unreasonable about the transport?!

 

[charliebear]

No, I dont think that is right at all.
I'd rather pay the money for the coach. I wouldnt want AJ going in someones car and I wouldnt want the responsibility of someone elses LO's in my car.

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

Glad it's not just me! It's a 2hour trip to the fire station, so yes, the cost of a coach would be a lot for the time iykwim, but I'd far rather that! I Spose the other option would be to just drive her myself, but then I'd have E!

 

[nhh04]

We do this for our son's preschool. Each parent provides a car seat for their LO and parents/preschool staff drive them. I prefer it as I doubt the seats would fit in a coach all that well. It works really well. It is quite a small preschool but for the trip next month to the zoo I think there will be at least 6 cars (people carriers) going. Parents can drive their children themselves if they wish. I think they have to have parental written consent to travel in someone else's car so they are covered by the preschool's insurance. They only thing I make sure of is that there is good distance time wise between me and other cars as I hate travelling 'in convoy' - have a real superstition about it.

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

See they've said the parents must have their own insurance to cover transporting children? I dunno how that works tbh?! But it just doesn't sit right with me at all! I'll have a word with the other mummies this aft and see what the general consensus is!

 

[nhh04]

That's not on! You ultimately do not have legal responsibility for them on the trip, even if they're in your car. In that case, I wouldn't drive other kids.

 

[tambo1976]

I wouldn't let her go tbh and I wouldn't be happy about driving other people's children. There are plenty of things you can do with her for a different day out if she feels she is missing out x

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

It's a day she's not even in nursery, so I doubt she'll realise that she's not going lol! I just didn't want to be overreacting with it all