Doug Paulley

Transport

June 14, 2018 0

TransPennine performs sharp U-turn on train access after protest threat

A train operator that planned to run mainline rail services that wheelchair-users would not have been able to access has been forced to abandon its plans after it faced threats of a protest by disabled activists. Disability News Service revealed last month that TransPennine Express (TPE) was planning to introduce two extra trains, each with four

Transport

May 31, 2018 0

Rail company to run services with no wheelchair spaces… on government’s orders

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A train operator will this summer start running mainline rail services that wheelchair-users will not be able to access… with the apparent blessing of the government. It is believed to be the first time for many years that a scheduled mainline train service will run without any provision for passengers who use wheelchairs. And

Independent Living

May 10, 2018 0

Charity faces claims of ‘abusive’ behaviour over care home closure meeting

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A disability charity is facing allegations of “insensitive and abusive” behaviour over the way its executives told disabled residents that they were about to close their care home because they could not afford to keep it open. The news was broken on the same day that other executives from the same charity, Leonard Cheshire,

Transport

May 10, 2018 0

A year on from new taxi discrimination laws… and not a single prosecution

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Local authorities have failed to prosecute a single taxi-driver for discriminating against wheelchair-users under new legislation introduced more than a year ago, according to new figures released under the Freedom of Information Act. The figures show that not one taxi-driver out of more than 30,000 so far covered by the new legislation has appeared

Transport

Doug Paulley in his wheelchair, surrounded by supporters outside the Supreme Court

March 15, 2018 0

Ministers finally publish bus wheelchair space report… then announce more talks

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Ministers have finally announced that they will act to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses, nearly 14 months after a ground-breaking Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court ruled in January 2017 that First Bus had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people under the Equality Act through its

Transport

March 8, 2018 0

Coach company’s wheelchair policy puts drivers at risk of criminal record

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A coach company is ignoring access laws by refusing to allow wheelchair-users to travel on its services on the same day they buy tickets, while exposing its drivers to possible criminal charges. Transport laws state that any company that has already introduced accessible coaches – even though this is not obligatory until 2020 –

Transport

December 21, 2017 0

Councils’ response to taxi discrimination laws has been ‘inadequate’, says activist

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Only about a third of local authorities have taken action to protect wheelchair-users from discrimination by drivers of taxis and private hire vehicles, more than eight months after the government gave them new powers to do so. The figures, compiled by transport access campaigner Doug Paulley, also show that nearly half of local authorities

Transport

November 16, 2017 0

Trio of legal cases against train company boosts access information campaign

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A leading disabled campaigner is taking three separate legal cases against a train company, as part of his efforts to persuade the rail industry to improve the “lamentably inaccurate” information it provides on access to its services. Rail enthusiast Doug Paulley was twice driven to distraction by the failures of ScotRail to provide accurate

Transport

August 17, 2017 0

Bus industry set to face fresh legal action over access to wheelchair space

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The bus industry is facing fresh legal action over its failure to ensure disabled people have access to the designated wheelchair spaces on buses, six months after a Supreme Court judgment that campaigners hoped would finally settle the issue. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in January that wheelchair-users have a right to priority access

Transport

July 27, 2017 0

Councils ‘should be shamed into action’ on taxi access laws

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A disability activist has called on disabled people to shame their local councils into action, after his research showed more than a quarter had no plans to take one simple step that would protect wheelchair-users who use taxis from discrimination. On 6 April, the government finally brought into force legislation that imposes fines of

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