Reports of bogus bus driver 'collecting school kids' at Coombabah a misunderstanding, say police A REPORT of a fake bus driver picking up school-children on the Gold Coast has proved to be just that - a fake. Police launched an investigation after a parent reported concerns a bogus driver had collected children from a number of bus stops at Coombabah on Monday morning. But police now say it was all a misunderstanding. "It's all been a huge mistake," a spokeswoman said. The driver was new and not familiar with his route and wasn't able to use the ticketing machine properly. There was no incident. An ex-Brisbane City Council bus photographed by media at Coombabah was not involved, the spokeswoman said. "It just happened to be parked by the side of the road at the time," she said.