Regular, scheduled journeys handled by the same small firm every week — school runs, staff travel and recurring bookings, set up once and left to run.
Why us
A contract journey is different from a one-off. The value is not in the fare, it is in never having to think about it: the car is there at the same time every week, the driver knows the route and the people, and nobody has to explain the arrangement again on a Monday morning.
That is a thing small family firms are genuinely better at than apps. We know who we are picking up and where they are going, and if something changes you speak to us rather than starting a booking from scratch.
What we cover
The same journey, the same time, the same driver — arranged once and left to run through the term.
Regular journeys for your people, billed to an account rather than settled in the car every time.
Weekly or fortnightly journeys that need to happen without being rebooked each time.
One invoice rather than a pile of receipts, so the admin is as easy as the travel.
The difference
It is rarely the price. It is the driver being different every week, the firm forgetting a booking in half term, or nobody answering when plans change at short notice.
We keep the arrangement with a small number of drivers who know it, and you have a number that a person answers. If a time needs moving for a week, that is a phone call, not a new booking.
How it works
The journey, the days, the times, and how many people travel. If it varies week to week, tell us how.
One agreed rate for the arrangement, and account billing if you would rather have an invoice than pay each journey.
The booking stands until you change it. Ring us if a week is different and we will work around it.
Testimonials
Punctual, professional, and they went above and beyond to get us there on time.
Professional and friendly service. I was impressed by their expertise and would happily use them again.
Exceptional service from start to finish. The staff was knowledgeable and made everything easy.
Questions
Yes. Regular school and college journeys are a good part of our contract work, arranged once and running through the term.
Yes. We can set up account billing so you get one invoice instead of paying in the car every time.
We keep contract work with a small number of drivers who know the journey and the people, so you see familiar faces rather than whoever is nearest.
Just tell us which weeks are off. The arrangement pauses and picks up again without needing to be set up from scratch.
Ring us and we will do what we can. We are available around the clock, and a change to an existing arrangement is a phone call rather than a new booking.
Tell us the pattern — journey, days and times — and we will quote one agreed rate for the arrangement.
Yes. Bright Star Travel is a licensed private hire operator, licensed by Ashfield District Council, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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