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Coronavirus: ‘Greater clarity needed’ over mayor’s COVID-19 transport plans

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Transport

Coronavirus: ‘Greater clarity needed’ over mayor’s COVID-19 transport plans
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Accessible transport campaigners in London are continuing to fight for greater clarity around sweeping measure announced by the capital’s mayor as England begins to ease its coronavirus lockdown. Sadiq Khan has announced plans to create what he has called one of […]

Bus company forced to act after campaigner’s wheelchair space victory

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Transport

Bus company forced to act after campaigner’s wheelchair space victory
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A disabled campaigner has secured an “important victory” that has forced a transport company to bring in new measures to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to use buses. Wheelchair-user Nina Grant, from north London, began legal action against Arriva after repeatedly […]

Minister criticised by government ‘disability champion’ over third access exemption

By John Pring on 7th May 2020 Category: Transport

Minister criticised by government ‘disability champion’ over third access exemption
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The government has been criticised by one of its own “disability champions” after it granted the transport industry its third temporary exemption from access laws, so it could continue to use inaccessible vehicles for rail replacement services. In December, it emerged […]

Coronavirus: Disabled pharmacy worker ‘was denied rail assistance three times’

By John Pring on 9th April 2020 Category: Transport

Coronavirus: Disabled pharmacy worker ‘was denied rail assistance three times’
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A disabled woman – who is risking her health by working in a pharmacy during the coronavirus pandemic – was refused assistance to board a train three times by rail staff as she tried to travel to and from work. Rail […]

Government ‘must invest in infrastructure’ after launch of transport access campaigns

By John Pring on 27th February 2020 Category: Transport

Government ‘must invest in infrastructure’ after launch of transport access campaigns
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Accessible transport campaigners have warned the government that it needs to make significant investment in removing physical access barriers, after ministers launched two new campaigns aimed mainly at improving staff and public attitudes to disabled passengers. Transport secretary Grant Shapps launched […]

Government spent £500,000 on funding inaccessible green transport scheme

By John Pring on 27th February 2020 Category: Transport

Government spent £500,000 on funding inaccessible green transport scheme
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The Department for Transport (DfT) spent more than half a million pounds funding a fleet of on-demand electric vans, even though none of the vehicles were accessible to wheelchair-users. The DfT funding helped ViaVan – a joint venture between car giant […]

News round-up: Taxis, spectator sport, DWP engagement… and school transport

By John Pring on 27th February 2020 Category: Transport

News round-up: Taxis, spectator sport, DWP engagement… and school transport
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Two taxi-drivers have been convicted of refusing to carry a disabled passenger and their guide dog, following a prosecution by Ashford Borough Council. The two refusals happened one after the other outside Ashford railway station in Kent on the evening of […]

News round-up: Rail delays, universal credit, BSL, football… and pay gaps

By John Pring on 6th February 2020 Category: Transport

News round-up: Rail delays, universal credit, BSL, football… and pay gaps
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Ministers have given the transport industry permission to use inaccessible vehicles for rail replacement services for another three months. In December, it emerged that the government was allowing the industry to continue to use older buses and coaches that do not […]

Historic city seeks funding for ‘unique’ driverless shuttles for disabled people

By John Pring on 9th January 2020 Category: Transport

Historic city seeks funding for ‘unique’ driverless shuttles for disabled people
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A local authority is seeking government funds for a “unique” £4 million project that would transport disabled people into the heart of a historic city via “on demand” electric, driverless shuttles. The trial would allow disabled people with blue parking badges […]

Rail industry and government under attack over ‘outrageous’ access exemptions

By John Pring on 2nd January 2020 Category: Transport

Rail industry and government under attack over ‘outrageous’ access exemptions
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Furious disabled campaigners have attacked the government and transport providers after operators were given permission to continue using more than 1,000 inaccessible rail carriages – about eight per cent of the national fleet – after missing a deadline set 10 years […]

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