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Government silence over missing £65 million of rail access funding

By John Pring on 8th August 2024 Category: Transport

Government silence over missing £65 million of rail access funding
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Both the government and Network Rail have refused to say what will happen to £65 million of funding that was allocated to improving access at rail stations over the last five years, but was never spent. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed […]

Accessibility standards at airports slump, despite regulator claiming they have improved

By John Pring on 8th August 2024 Category: Transport

Accessibility standards at airports slump, despite regulator claiming they have improved
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Accessibility standards at airports across the UK have slumped over the last year – and in comparison with pre-pandemic levels – despite the regulator claiming they have improved. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued an annual report yesterday (Wednesday) that […]

Network Rail apologises after failing to spend £65 million put aside to improve access at stations

By John Pring on 1st August 2024 Category: Transport

Network Rail apologises after failing to spend £65 million put aside to improve access at stations
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Network Rail has today apologised after admitting that it failed to spend £65 million of funding allocated to improving access at rail stations. The admission came after Disability News Service (DNS) secured figures through a freedom of information request which showed […]

Disabled man ‘left with broken bones’ after company repeatedly fails to strap him in safely on coach journeys

By John Pring on 1st August 2024 Category: Transport

Disabled man ‘left with broken bones’ after company repeatedly fails to strap him in safely on coach journeys
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A disabled man claims he was left with a broken ankle and two broken wrists after a bus company’s drivers repeatedly failed to strap him into a wheelchair space properly over the course of two years. Charley Jonstone-Brent, from Coventry, says […]

Government silence on new flight rights laws, after documentary exposes discrimination

By John Pring on 25th July 2024 Category: Transport

Government silence on new flight rights laws, after documentary exposes discrimination
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The new government has refused to say if it will introduce laws aimed at improving protection for disabled air passengers, after a powerful new documentary exposed the repeated discrimination they face. Sophie Morgan’s Fight to Fly, broadcast on Monday by Channel […]

Network Rail delays releasing station access funding figures until after election

By John Pring on 3rd July 2024 Category: Transport

Network Rail delays releasing station access funding figures until after election
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Network Rail has delayed releasing figures until after the general election that would have shown how much funding the government has allocated to improve access at train stations. The delay means it will not be possible to hold the government to […]

Government to investigate ‘fake disabled’ mystery shopper rail claims

By John Pring on 16th May 2024 Category: Transport

Government to investigate ‘fake disabled’ mystery shopper rail claims
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The government is to investigate claims that rail companies are using “mystery shoppers” who are pretending to be disabled as a way of providing data on the accessibility of their services. One campaigner said the concerns could have “huge consequences” for […]

Rail companies are using access stats from mystery shoppers who pretend to be disabled

By John Pring on 9th May 2024 Category: Transport

Rail companies are using access stats from mystery shoppers who pretend to be disabled
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Rail companies are using evidence on the accessibility of their rail services that has come from “mystery shopping” exercises carried out by freelance workers pretending to be disabled, Disability News Service can reveal. Analysis of assignments offered by a market research […]

Train companies admit inflating stats on pre-booked rail assistance

By John Pring on 9th May 2024 Category: Transport

Train companies admit inflating stats on pre-booked rail assistance
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Figures passed to the rail regulator by train companies have repeatedly inflated the success of the industry’s pre-booked passenger assistance service, potentially adding weight to the push to close ticket offices and cut station staff. The data showed the number of […]

Government’s access advisers face criticism for ‘meaningless’ response on rail reform

By John Pring on 25th April 2024 Category: Transport

Government’s access advisers face criticism for ‘meaningless’ response on rail reform
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The government’s advisers on accessible transport have been fiercely criticised for a half-hearted and “meaningless” response to the government’s planned rail reforms. In response to a call for evidence on the draft rail reform bill, the government’s independent  advisers on accessible […]

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