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

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 –

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Doug Paulley on a bus, with text about the law on access

December 8, 2016

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Agency lied over bus operators flouting access laws, FoI response reveals

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A government transport agency lied when it claimed it had no evidence of transport operators using a loophole to avoid legal obligations to ensure their buses were accessible to disabled people, new evidence has proved. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) – which is responsible for ensuring that bus and coach operators comply

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September 22, 2016

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Government agency ‘blocked attempts to expose abuse of bus access loophole’

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Some bus companies are taking advantage of a loophole that means they can avoid their legal obligations to ensure their buses are accessible to disabled people, the industry’s own trade association has admitted. The admission from the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT) came despite repeated efforts from a government agency to block attempts

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August 18, 2016

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Bus companies ‘using loopholes’ to evade access laws

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Public transport providers and local authorities are using loopholes in legislation to avoid their legal obligations to ensure that buses are accessible to disabled people, campaigners fear. They believe that transport companies are using three different loopholes to allow them to cut costs and use ageing, inaccessible buses. Access laws state that all buses

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

Agency lied over bus operators flouting access laws, FoI response reveals

Government agency ‘blocked attempts to expose abuse of bus access loophole’

Bus companies ‘using loopholes’ to evade access laws