IMPERIAL COACHES LTD
Bus Service Terms & Conditions
- Service
1.1 Service timetables are available online at imperialcoaches.co.uk/imperial-bus.
1.2 Any changes to the timetable will be emailed to you at the same email address used to purchase the ticket.
1.3 By purchasing a ticket for the service, you are agreeing to the cost of the service on a term or annual basis. This means that if for any reason you do not use the service there will be no refunds. This is because the service budget is pre planned.
- Payment
2.1 All payments for tickets are via Credit / Debit Card and Direct Debit from the bank. All these payments must be done via our website.
2.2 Direct Debits will be taken over 8 months ending in April 2025.
2.2.1 Any direct debits that are returned unpaid will incur a £25 admin fee.
2.2.2 Direct Debits that are cancelled will result in the pass being removed and travel refused.
2.2.3 Once a Direct Debit has been cancelled the service will only be resumed with payment via Credit / Debit Card for the full remaining amount of the pass.
2.2.4 Direct Debit scheme will be cancelled after the second attempt at collecting the money has failed.
- Behaviour
3.1 Students are required to arrive at the bus stop 5 min before the scheduled time of departure.
3.2 All students are required to show their passes to the driver on entering the bus.
3.3 Imperial Coaches accepts no responsibility for the safety of the students, either before boarding or after leaving the bus. Students are the parents / carers responsibility until they are accepted onto the vehicle by the driver with a valid pass. Parents / Carers should have a contingency plan in place in the event that the bus does not turn up for any reason.
3.4 Any changes to school finish time will be notified by the school to parents.
3.5 Students are required to keep the bus clean and take any rubbish with them.
3.6 It is the student’s responsibility to take all their belongings with them when leaving the bus.
3.6.1 All lost property enquiries must be made via the following form, click here.
3.6.2
3.6.3 There is an admin fee of £5 for collection of lost property. This charge covers all aspect of the admin of lost property and is non-negotiable.
- Complaints
4.1 All complaints must be dealt with via email to bus@imperialcoaches.co.uk or in writing to;
Bus Enquiries
Imperial Coaches Ltd
307-311 Colnbrook Bypass
Colnbrook
SL3 0EA
4.2 Complaints must not be made directly to the drivers of the service.
- Cancellations
5.1 Journeys that are not carried out due to the companies own fault you will be reimbursed as credit.
5.2 If the service cannot run due to severe weather there will be no issue of refunds.
5.3 In the event of force majeure and the service is cancelled which is beyond our control there will be no refunds.
5.4 Once tickets have been purchased we will not be able to offer a refund unless there are exceptional circumstances. Any request to cancel a bus ticket must be submitted in writing to Bus@imperialcoaches.co.uk and will only be considered at the management’s discretion.
5.5 Any refunds that occur will be subject to a £30 admin fee. This is to help with the fixed costs of running the service that are calculated at the time of purchasing the ticket.
- Passes
6.1 Buses operate on a no pass no travel basis.
6.1.1 Only original passes are accepted.
6.2 If you have lost your pass you will be required to purchase a replacement via our lost pass link. Click Here at a charge of £20.
6.3 If you are found making copies of your pass for other passengers you will be refused travel. Any fraudulent use of passes will result in a ban from services.
- Subcontracting
7.1 We reserve the right to subcontract the routes to our approved operators.
7.2 Any complaints regarding subcontractors should be made to bus@imperialcoaches.co.uk not directly to the subcontractor.
