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Disabled campaigners have welcomed a government strategy that says new passenger trains should aim to allow level boarding wherever possible, but they say key amendments to the railways bill will be needed to make the plan a reality. They have also […]
Transport industry managers are failing to budget for access to be embedded from the start of major projects because of the lack of national accessibility standards, a meeting at this week’s Conservative party conference has heard. The fringe meeting in Birmingham […]
The government and one of its state-owned rail operators are refusing to say how many stations will be able to provide level boarding for disabled passengers, following a decision to lease 29 new battery-electric trains. The announcement by state-owned TransPennine Express […]
Disabled campaigners say the government’s decision to lease 29 battery-electric trains that will allow level boarding for disabled passengers at stations across the north of England is a “massive victory” for their campaign. The announcement by state-owned TransPennine Express (TPE) will […]
A financial regulator has been asked to investigate the conduct of the two companies responsible for Motability’s controversial Drive Smart programme, which caused panic and distress among many disabled customers before it was paused earlier this year. In May, Motability Operations […]
Disabled peers have played a significant role in improving a government bill that should improve the experiences of disabled air passengers, but they have promised to keep pressuring the government to make further vital changes. The civil aviation (consumer protection and […]
A newly-nationalised rail company desperately tried to settle three separate cases of discrimination taken against it by a disabled campaigner, just weeks after the firm was brought under state control. GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) offered as much as £20,000 to Doug […]
Tax changes announced by Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves last November will cost disabled people who lease a Motability* car more than £400 each on average, the company that runs the scheme has told Disability News Service (DNS). Reeves announced last November […]
Disabled peers have called on the government to ensure that an accessible rail system becomes a reality through its new railways bill, with no sign yet that ministers will listen to calls for a greater focus on accessibility and disability rights. […]
Disabled people in Scotland have made it clear that the Motability vehicle scheme is essential to their independence and is not a “luxury”, particularly if they live in a rural area, a new report has found. The Motability is not a […]