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Every school day, roughly 200,000 primary school children in London are driven to school — around 480,000 car trips across the city, morning and afternoon combined. It barely registers as a choice anymore. But it wasn't always this way. Eight out of ten 7- and 8-year-olds walked to school alone in 1971. By 1990 — less than a generation later — that had collapsed to almost none. Somewhere in that stretch, the school run stopped being something children did, and became somethin

Most parents assume there's a clear legal age at which a child can travel alone in a taxi. There isn't. Here's what the law actually says — and why it matters when choosing a transport service for your child. What the law says There is no specific legal age in the UK at which a child can travel unsupervised in a licensed taxi or private hire vehicle. The law does not set a minimum age for travelling alone — it focuses instead on restraints, seatbelts, and supervision in the c

Car seat rules in private hire vehicles aren't complicated, but they're rarely explained properly. Here's the definitive answer — and what it means when travelling with KinRoute. What the law says In the UK, children must use an approved car seat in any private car, van or goods vehicle until they are 135cm tall or 12 years old — whichever comes first. After that, they must wear an adult seatbelt. Licensed taxis and private hire vehicles are treated differently under the law.

Ask a child if they like their driver, and they'll almost always say yes — even when they mean it only a little. Children are naturally polite about the adults their parents have chosen, so with something as routine as the daily school run, the real signs of comfort rarely show up in words. They show up in behaviour. Signs your child genuinely enjoys the journey: They start the conversation, rather than just answering when spoken to They mention something from the car later t