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

By John Pring on 15th March 2018 Category: Transport

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 […]

Police force pledges to investigate bus drivers who ignore access laws

By John Pring on 30th March 2017 Category: Transport

Police force pledges to investigate bus drivers who ignore access laws
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A police force has confirmed that it is willing to launch criminal investigations into bus drivers who refuse to allow wheelchair-users onto their vehicles without a good reason. West Yorkshire Police has promised to alert its call centre staff to long-standing […]

First Bus response to Supreme Court ruling ‘treats disabled people with contempt’

By John Pring on 2nd February 2017 Category: Transport

First Bus response to Supreme Court ruling ‘treats disabled people with contempt’
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A bus company forced to change its policies after a ground-breaking Supreme Court access case has been accused of treating disabled peple and the legal system with contempt, after it revealed the measures it has taken to comply with the judgment. […]

‘We must keep banging the drum,’ says bus campaigner after five-year fight for justice

By John Pring on 19th January 2017 Category: Transport

‘We must keep banging the drum,’ says bus campaigner after five-year fight for justice
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The disabled activist who yesterday won a ground-breaking legal victory that protects the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses has said he does not regret the five years he has spent fighting the case through the courts. Doug Paulley (pictured), from […]

Anger after bus giant ‘tries to weasel out’ of Supreme Court discrimination ruling

By John Pring on 19th January 2017 Category: Transport

Anger after bus giant ‘tries to weasel out’ of Supreme Court discrimination ruling
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The bus company at the centre of a ground-breaking Supreme Court case has been accused of trying to “weasel out” of the unanimous conclusion that its policies unlawfully discriminated against wheelchair-users. Seven Supreme Court justices ruled yesterday (Wednesday) that First Bus […]

Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court

By John Pring on 16th June 2016 Category: Transport

Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court
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A disabled activist was at the Supreme Court yesterday as judges heard his ground-breaking case that could finally force bus companies to ensure that wheelchair-users can use the spaces reserved for them. Doug Paulley’s long-running case is the first the Supreme […]

Paulley wins fight to take bus access case to Supreme Court

By John Pring on 10th July 2015 Category: Transport

Paulley wins fight to take bus access case to Supreme Court
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A disabled campaigner who is battling to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses has won permission for his appeal to be heard by the Supreme Court. Doug Paulley (pictured) has been told by the court that it will hear […]

Equality watchdog funds ‘David and Goliath’ bus access appeal

By John Pring on 21st February 2015 Category: Transport

Equality watchdog funds ‘David and Goliath’ bus access appeal
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A disabled campaigner has won backing from the equality watchdog to continue his legal battle to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has decided to support wheelchair-user Doug Paulley’s appeal to […]

Court’s ‘extraordinary’ judgment on bus access leaves campaigners ‘appalled’

By John Pring on 12th December 2014 Category: Transport

Court’s ‘extraordinary’ judgment on bus access leaves campaigners ‘appalled’
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The “extraordinary” failure of three court of appeal judges to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses has left disabled campaigners “frustrated” and “appalled”. The judgement over-turned a county court ruling that wheelchair-users should have priority in the use […]

Crucial ‘right to ride’ bus case wins strong support

By John Pring on 14th November 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

Crucial ‘right to ride’ bus case wins strong support
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Accessible transport campaigners were outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week to show support for disabled campaigner Doug Paulley, as he fought a transport provider over the right to use wheelchair spaces on buses. The one-and-a-half-day appeal should eventually provide […]

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