The initiative at Honiton Community College was done through a partnership involving the police and the Vehicle Operators and Service Agency.

Its aim was to complete a safety check of all of the buses taking pupils to the college and also to undertake police checks of the drivers.

One bus was taken off the road for having no working rear lights.

Promoting safety

The checks last week took place as buses dropped the children off in the morning with the aim of causing minimum disruption to the school day.

The checks also highlighted several vehicle defects, including: three separate emergency door faults, a faulty bonnet catch, and several buses with low brake fluid.

One vehicle was displaying an out-of-date tax disc, while 13 drivers were not carrying driving documents.

Devon and Cornwall Police said: "In addition to promoting safety amongst young people travelling to school, the initiative was an example of agencies working in partnership to take positive action in relation to road safety."