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Bus company settles legal action over wheelchair space ‘humiliation’

By John Pring on 20th April 2023 Category: Transport

Bus company settles legal action over wheelchair space ‘humiliation’
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A transport company has been forced to pay compensation to a disabled woman after its drivers repeatedly breached a legal agreement aimed at protecting the rights of wheelchair-users to use its buses. Nina Grant (pictured), from north London, was repeatedly left […]

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 […]

Welsh train access fears over 2020 deadline

By John Pring on 12th October 2017 Category: Transport

Welsh train access fears over 2020 deadline
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A significant number of local Welsh trains will almost certainly not be accessible to many disabled people by the legal deadline of 2020, according to a new report. All passenger rail vehicles have to meet strict access standards by 1 January […]

Wheelchair-user’s anger over recurring blue button bus nightmare

By John Pring on 27th October 2016 Category: Transport

Wheelchair-user’s anger over recurring blue button bus nightmare
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A wheelchair-user has lodged 40 separate complaints in just three years about bus drivers who have failed to put down the ramp for him, and have then driven off with him still on-board. Despite his repeated complaints, Chris Stapleton says the […]

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