Cab drivers are leaving the trade to drive trucks, and it means Charlie Andrews, who uses a wheelchair, can no longer get to school
The eight-year-old, from Bury, thrives in his education and looks forward to seeing his friends every day.
When the service was cancelled completely on March 2, Charlie’s school stepped in and paid for an accessible taxi to pick him up every day. Sadly, the funding quickly ran out, meaning Charlie now has no way of getting to school and has not attended since the Easter holidays ended. “He thinks that’s why they’re not picking him up. It’s heartbreaking to think what’s going through his head.”
On March 2, the authority revealed its contractor had terminated the service with immediate effect due to reduced driver availability. However, the works are still ongoing, meaning Charlie has to sleep in Stacey’s bed with her and has no use of his own bedroom. “They’ve got a child who really wants to go to school and kids who don’t want to go and they jump through loops to get them in.Stacey says as problems with the transport service continued, Tottington Primary School, who she says have been 'brilliant' - stepped in and paid for an accessible taxi to take Charlie to school every day. But sadly, the taxi service did not last long due to a lack of school funding.
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