I'm wondering if there are any stories out there from nannies who have been in charge of transportation/carpools. I have been asked by one of my families about my comfort as a participant in a carpool and serving as the official pick up person for a couple of kiddos whose parents I do not know. It would benefit my family greatly, as they have a "trade" arrangement with others, saving them some trips themselves during the week. As their nanny, most of their responsibilities would fall to me.
The idea is that I will be picking up kids from two other families who do not pay me directly. There is no childcare involved, and I'm not asking for advice about $$. I'm asking for advice (based on real world knowledge) about liability in the case of an accident. Of course, I have good insurance (and excellent DMV record), but I still am not entirely comfortable transporting kids informally without a liability waiver. Have any of you written something related to this for families to sign? Does it even matter legally? Any horror stories? I know that many of you are not willing to use your own car, so no need to respond if that is your stance. THANK YOU! - Anonymous
Sounds like a bad idea if you were in a terrible accident that was your fault and children were injured you could be in all kinds of terrible legal and financial trouble. You can always say "I'm just not comfortable with driving other children and such responsibility."
ReplyDeleteMost good car insurance covers passengers you should check with your insurance agent to see the details of yours.
ReplyDeleteIn this case...i would be worried. It's definitely not work the risk.
ReplyDeleteSorry...i meant not worth the risk.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's agood idea. You said yourself that you don't know the parents of these children, God forbids if something happens, you could be in a lot of legal trouble. Even you are offered money from these other parents as well, and they say it's only from point A to B, I still wouldn't wouldn't do it. The only children outside of my family that I've driven in my car were the ones I worked for.
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