Please read the following Terms and Conditions carefully. All bookings received will be subject to these and by making a booking you are confirming that you have understood and agreed to the terms and conditions of service.
Route Pricing 2022/23
Late route cost is included for daily users – additional journeys will be charged at £13. Places on the late bus are limited and allocated as booked. We cannot guarantee availability for occasional bookings. Billing is based on a term in arrears.
| Route | Destination | Autumn Term 2021 | Spring Term 2022 | Summer Term 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £1,420 | £940 | £940 |
| 2 | St Albans & Harpenden | £1,080 | £715 | £715 |
| 3 | Hadley Wood | £1,080 | £715 | £715 |
| 5 | Hitchin Station | £415 | £275 | £275 |
| 6 | Late Bus *Late route services are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only. Included in the price of London, Hadley Wood and St Albans/Harpenden routes. £13 per day for all other users. |
Route Pricing 2023/24
Late route cost is included for daily users – additional journeys will be charged at £15. Places on the late bus are limited and allocated as booked. We cannot guarantee availability for occasional bookings. Billing is based on a term in arrears.
| Route | Destination | Autumn Term 2022 | Spring Term 2023 | Summer Term 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £1,505 | £996 | £996 |
| 2 | St Albans & Harpenden | £1,145 | £757 | £757 |
| 3 | Hadley Wood | £1,145 | £757 | £757 |
| 5 | Hitchin Station | £440 | £292 | £292 |
| 6 | Late Bus *Late route services are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only. Included in the price of London, Hadley Wood and St Albans/Harpenden routes. £15 per day for all other users. |
Booking Window
The booking window opens at 12:00hrs on 19th June 2023 and closes at 1700hrs on 30th June 2023. Any bookings made after this point will be subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed
Standard Terms
USING THE ST CHRIS HOME-TO-SCHOOL BUS SERVICE T&CS 2023/2024:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By placing a booking with the St Christophers Home to School Bus Service the customer acknowledges that they have read, understood, and accept the Terms and Conditions as detailed below:
Bookings:
- Parents/guardians must register/re-register pupils each year for the bus service, using the Kura App. Booking windows and registration periods will be communicated throughout the year.
- Parents/guardians accept that bookings are for the entire school year and are for five days per week either one-way or return journeys. If you are a boarder travel on Monday AM services and Friday PM service are offered free of charge. Kura must be contacted to secure bookings for boarders.
- Journeys booked but not taken are non-refundable. Any journey cancelled, ad hoc, via the Kura app or portal, will not reduce the amount charged. Cancellations must be made in line with the cancellation policy set out below.
- The school offers bus service bookings on a first-come first served basis. Although the School will do its utmost to accommodate all requests for the use of the service, the school has no obligation to increase capacity on any route.
- Parents/Guardians paying for bookings via the Kura app or portal accept that Kura software facilitates the transaction between parent/guardian and the school only and is not in possession of any funds or account information.
Use of the service
- Pupils must ensure they travel on the route for which they are registered only.
- Ad Hoc journeys are permitted by pupils not registered for the service, but where availability permits only. When ad hoc bookings can be accommodated at short notice, pupils must provide their name to the driver, in order that the journey is correctly recorded in the Kura system, for safety reasons. The school will endeavour to accommodate all such requests for places, but priority will be given to pupils registered for regular service use.
- Pupils must use their fob/pass/ID to tap on and off as they board and disembark the vehicle.
- Parents accept that it is their responsibility to ensure their child is at the AM pickup point 5 minutes before the scheduled stop time to allow for an on-time departure.
- Parents/guardians are asked to remind their children that when travelling on the school buses they remain bound by the School’s Behaviour Policy.
- Parents/guardians are asked to remind their children that they must abide by the school’s bus travel Code of Conduct.
- Users understand that road traffic conditions can change without notice and delays incurred en route are not within the company’s control.
Changes to the use of the service
- Any changes to a pupil’s use of the School Bus Service (for example: frequency, route, home pick-up stop) must be made via the Kura app or portal.
- The school reserves the right to make route alterations after publication but will provide notice of any such action.
Cancellation policy/Withdrawal from the service
- Parents/guardians wishing to withdraw their children from the service entirely must provide a full terms notice, by email to [email protected], and copied to [email protected] or forfeit the full term’s charges in lieu.
Kura reserves the right to make changes to these Terms and Conditions after publication and will notify users of the service of any such changes.