GENERAL INFORMATION - TERMS & CONDITIONS HORSEMAN COACHES Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Berks, RG2 8GG Tel: 0118 975 3811 Fax: 0118 975 3515 1. Passes are issued subject to the following conditions : E-mail: [email protected] a. It must be produced for inspection on each journey, or travel may be refused. b. It is not transferable and will be invalid if altered, mutilated or defaced. c. It does not entitle the Holder to any priorities over other passengers. COACH SERVICE 300A & 300B d. A minimum of 60 DAYS notice is required if you no longer wish to use the service. Such notice must be served in writing. We reserve the right to charge for 60 days service if notice is not served. READING SCHOOL e. A Pass is valuable and every effort should be made to ensure its safekeeping. Therefore if it is lost or stolen, report it to the company immediately by telephone. Arborfield, , , Binfield, Then complete and return a declaration form, together with a fee of Finchampstead, , Winnersh & Yateley £10.00 and a new photograph. The Company reserves the right not to issue a replacement, or to withhold issue of a Pass for up to four weeks. f. Damaged Passes will be replaced on production of the original Pass, a new Home to School Transport photograph and the required fee of £10.00. 2007/2008 Academic Year g. Passes should be handed to the Driver on their expiry date. h. The Company reserves the right to give one months notice to cease the service in This leaflet contains information relating to our Service for the forthcoming the event of the service being undersubscribed or by factors outside our control. academic year. Inside you will find a Timetable and Faretable showing the cost i. The Company reserves the right to vary the timetable from that published. j. Unacceptable behaviour will result in travel being refused. of an Annual Pass. Should you have any queries please ask. On the back k. Applications for refunds in respect of cancellation will only be considered when page you will find some general information relating to the Service. the actual pass has been returned to our offices and a receipt issued. Returning the pass for cancellation and subsequent refund does not negate the need to Enclosed is a separate Application Form. Please complete this and return it to serve the 60 days notice referred to in item d. above. us in the envelope provided, as soon as possible. PASSES WILL BE ISSUED ON THE FIRST DAY OF TERM, when students should give their name to 2. If you need help, telephone : the Driver and request their pass. Students MUST show their Pass every LOST PROPERTY - 0118 975 3505 time they board the coach. Travel may be refused to anyone not showing a SERVICE INFORMATION - 0118 975 3505 (Operations) valid pass. PASS ENQUIRIES ONLY - 0118 975 3811 FAX - 0118 975 3515 EMAIL ADDRESS - [email protected] The “Standing Order” payment arrangements will still be available this year. The enclosed Bank Standing Order Form needs to be fully and accurately 3. Our modern fleet of coaches feature : completed and MUST be returned to US for checking and processing. DO Fail-safe braking system Speed limiter restriction NOT SEND THIS FORM TO YOUR BANK (we will do that for you). Tachograph recording Forced air ventilation/air-cond. Individual fully trimmed seats Two-way communication with base In the event that any payment is not received, the Pass may be withdrawn from Seat belt on every seat No smoking rule the student until such time as all outstanding amounts have been settled. 4. Our Drivers are : In order to satisfy the Data Protection Act will you please note that personal data Fully qualified PCV licence holders CRB cleared and/or Police checked supplied in this application will be held on computer solely for administration Subject to annual driving standard assessment and pass control purposes. Able to obtain the Institute of Advanced Motoring Certificate. The Pass incorporates a passport size photograph of the Holder. It is essential 5. Students travelling on our coaches are expected to: therefore that 2 photographs are provided with your application. The Student’s Occupy their seat correctly, using the belt provided. name should be clearly written on the back of both photographs with Board and alight with consideration for others. an ordinary pen (not a marker type as this tends to come off onto the other Dispose of litter in the bin provided or take it with them. photograph). Have their pass with them to show EVERY time they board. page 1/07.07/issue 1 page 4/07.07/issue 1 TIMETABLE FARETABLE 2007/2008 Academic Year 2007/2008 ACADEMIC YEAR COACH SERVICE READING SCHOOL Terms Only 300A & 300B Mondays to Fridays COACH SERVICE READING SCHOOL 300A & 300B Stop Time Approx No. AM STOP LOCATION DETAILS Time PM A1 06.50 Yateley - Dog & Partridge PH, bus stop 16.38 The cost for an ANNUAL PASS to cover all days that READING SCHOOL is A2 06.57 Finchampstead - Greyhound PH, Longwater Road 16.22 open for pupil attendance, between September 2007 and July 2008, is (for A3 07.03 Finchampstead Road - just after junc. with Barkham Ride 16.21 £915 A4 07.04 Finchampstead Road - junc. Pine Drive bus stop 16.18 payment in advance by cheque) or £960 if paying by Standing Order. A5 07.05 Finchampstead Road - junc. Kiln Ride bus stop 16.19 A6 07.13 Crowthorne - junc New Wokingham Road/Greenwood Road 16.12 PAYMENT METHODS: A7 07.14 Crowthorne - junc New Wokingham Road/Waterloo Road 16.10 A8 07.15 Crowthorne - Dukes Ride, opposite Model Shop 16.09 A9 07.20 Nine Mile Ride - West of A321 roundabouts bus stop ROUTE 16.05 1. Full payment by cheque in the sum of £915.00 (made payable to Horseman A10 07.23 Nine Mile Ride - junc. Kiln Ride Extension 300A 16.03 Coaches Ltd.). Cheques will not be cashed prior to 20th August 2007. A11 07.25 Nine Mile Ride, just west of double mini-roundabout 16.01 A12 07.26 Nine Mile Ride, opp junc Manor Park Dr (California Country Park PM) 16.00 A13 07.27 Nine Mile Ride, junc. White Horse Lane 15.59 2. By Standing Order (8 payments of £120.00) - complete the enclosed Standing A14 07.35 Arborfield Cross - A327 School Road, bus stop 15.54 Order Mandate form and return this to our office (DO NOT SEND THIS FORM A15 07.40 Shinfield Village - A327, Hollow Lane roundabout bus stop 15.51 TO YOUR BANK - WE WILL DO IT FOR YOU). A16 07.41 Shinfield - Hollow Lane, Black Boy PH, bus stop 15.50 08.00 ARRIVE - Reading School, Craven Road gate DEPART 15.40 BEFORE SENDING US YOUR APPLICATION PLEASE CHECK THAT YOU ARE ENCLOSING THE FOLLOWING: B1 06.50 Bracknell - , Ringmead, opp. Vandyke 16.42 B2 06.53 Bracknell - Crowthorne Road, bus stop opposite Hospital 1. Completed and signed Application Form B3 06.55 Bracknell - Crowthorne Rd, junc. Netherton bus stop, Green Man PH 16.40 B4 07.00 Bracknell - Harmanswater Shops 16.37 2. Completed Standing Order Mandate Form (if paying by instalments) B5 07.05 Bracknell - Harvest Rise RAB B6 07.10 Binfield - Royal Standard PH ROUTE 16.33 OR B7 07.11 Binfield - bus stop, Roebuck PH 16.32 B8 07.12 Binfield - London Road, bus stop 300B 16.31 Cheque in respect of full payment for £915.00 B9 07.15 Wokingham - Plough Lane, opp. Plough PH 16.30 B10 07.16 Wokingham - Binfield Road, junc. Bean Oak Road 16.29 3. 2 passport size photographs (with the student’s name written on the back of B11 07.17 Wokingham - Keephatch Road, junc. Piggott Road 16.26 both) B12 07.20 Wokingham - Wiltshire Road, junc. Bishops Drive 16.25 B13 07.25 Wokingham - Rances Lane, shops bus stop 16.10 THEN place all your Application enclosures in the addressed envelope B14 07.27 Wokingham - Road, junc. Southlands Road 16.11 B15 07.28 Wokingham - Easthampstead Road, junc. Murdoch Road 16.12 provided. B16 07.29 Wok’m - Broad St,Post Office bus stp (Glebelands Rd/Clare Ave PM) 16.05 B17 07.30 Reading Road - junc. Road (Reading Rd/Holt Lane lay-by PM) 15.59 Please note that all the seats on this coach service to Reading School B18 07.35 Emmbrook - Reading Road, opp. Rifle Volunteer PH, bus stop lay by 15.58 B19 07.36 Winnersh - Reading Road, junc. Forest Road 15.57 may be reserved prior to the new academic year starting. Seats are B20 07.38 Winnersh Crossroads - Reading Road, Sainsbury’s bus stop 15.56 allocated on a ‘first-come-first-served’ basis, so if you require a seat B21 07.39 Winnersh - Reading Road, Drome Path 15.55 B22 07.40 Winnersh - Reading Road, Focus DIY store 15.54 - book it as soon as possible! You should note that even if your son/ B23 07.41 Earley - Wokingham Road, bus stop past Rover Garage 15.53 daughter travelled on this service in previous years - you will still B24 07.42 Earley - Wokingham Road, Mays Lane bus stop 15.51 need to apply for a seat as it is NOT reserved automatically. 07.56 ARRIVE - Reading School, Craven Road gate DEPART 15.40 PASSES ARE ISSUED ON THE COACH ON THE FIRST DAY OF TERM Please note that the coach will only stop at locations where pass holders are known to be waiting. Therefore, not all the above stops may be used. We may be able to introduce additional/alternative stops if requested. page 3/07.07/issue 1 page 2/07.07/issue 1