Fuel permits given to home to school providers by Bucks Council
They are not legally binding but service stations have been asked to give priority access
Last updated 29th Sep 2021
As fuel supply issues continue around Buckinghamshire, the Council have provided permits for home to school transport providers.
Yesterday, several services were cancelled due to fuel issues, meaning around 300 children were unable to attend school.
In order to avoid further disruption to the students education Buckinghamshire Council has decided to provide these permits.
Recognised providers, including buses and taxis, have been given a letter to show at service stations from the council.
Each service station in the country has also been written to, asking where possible to allow priority access for vehicles with these letters.
This is a trial scheme, and is not legally binding, with the council saying it is more a request where possible to allow a little disruption to students.
Councillor Martin Tett told Greatest Hits for now the permits are limited to school transport services:
"We wanted to trial it with home to school providers initially because once you start looking at who is a key worker things get a bit hazy.
"Everyone would agree that nurses and doctors are key workers, but what about the back office staff in a hospital?
"Do they take priority over a teacher or a self employed person?
"So if you're not careful the queue for the key workers could be as long as the regular queue.
"We are going to see how it goes with this, and the situation, and then see if we need to extend it."
Buckinghamshire Council say they will continue to update their website on school transport issues.