Tom, nine, and his 10-year-old brother Darren had been riding to school in Peterborough since Tom passed his cycling proficiency test last month.

But the school says there isn't space to store the bikes of every pupil, so kids who live nearby will have to walk.

Now their dad says he's going to drive them to school because if they walk they have to cross a very busy road.

"It is a 10-minute walk to the school but only a five-minute cycle and I'm not happy with them walking as they have to cross a dual carriageway," he said.

"I don't feel that it's safe and boys being boys they are more likely to get distracted and go off route."

The school says it is looking at improving its cycling facilities.