The Yellow Bus Commission paid a visit to Bishop Luffa School to investigate the potential for expanding the use of American-style yellow school buses across the UK.

Its members spoke to pupils who use one of the nine yellow buses in West Sussex to get to school, and asked questions about safety, comfort, cost and the relationship between drivers and passengers.

"We need to do something about the congestion caused at the school gates," said commission member and county councillor Tex Pemberton.

"Two buses of 60 could get 120 cars off the road."

Cllr Pemberton said it was vital parents were able to put their trust in the scheme and said simple measures such as ensuring the same driver is on the same route every day will encourage parents to send their children to school on the bus.

However, he said the cost of the yellow bus scheme could be a big hurdle to rolling it out across the whole of the UK.

The visit by the commission was part of its tour of the country to investigate the different ways to reduce congestion and pollution.