Hefty bill for school taxi run
MORE than £740,000 was spent on taking children to school by taxi in East Lothian in the past year.
Figures released under Freedom of Information legislation show that council bosses spent 742,727 on taxis for school pupils, compared with 713,897 the previous year.
The local authority said 80 per cent of the journeys were for children in special needs education.
Taxis were also used for transporting vulnerable children to and from school. A spokeswoman said: "This is the most economical way to transport small numbers to school."
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