Transport ministers look set to drop two more rail access improvement schemes, only days after admitting they had slashed spending on their main programme by nearly 30 per cent. Campaigners described the cuts as a “kick in the teeth” for disabled […]
Transport
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Criminal law ‘could be next weapon in bus access war’
Bus-drivers who prevent wheelchair-users travelling on their vehicles are potentially committing a criminal offence and should be prosecuted, according to a disabled campaigner. Wheelchair-user Doug Paulley discovered the existence of the criminal offences while researching public transport regulations, as part of […]