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Minister offers transport industry latest ‘ludicrous’ exemptions from access laws

By John Pring on 6th January 2022 Category: Transport

Minister offers transport industry latest ‘ludicrous’ exemptions from access laws
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A minister has agreed to offer transport providers yet another series of “ludicrous” exemptions from transport access laws, two years after the regulations were supposed to have come into force. The government has told senior figures in the rail, bus and […]

Government announces fresh set of exemptions from transport access laws

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Transport

Government announces fresh set of exemptions from transport access laws
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Parts of the rail, bus and coach industries are likely to be able to continue to use inaccessible vehicles for years to come, after a “worrying” government announcement that it was planning a fresh series of exemptions from transport access laws. […]

Minister allows transport industry its fourth exemption from access laws

By John Pring on 7th January 2021 Category: Transport

Minister allows transport industry its fourth exemption from access laws
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A government minister has allowed the transport industry its fourth temporary exemption from access laws, allowing it to continue to use inaccessible vehicles for rail replacement services for another nine months. The concession came in a letter from transport minister Chris […]

New rail replacement access rules are ‘too little, too late’

By John Pring on 17th September 2020 Category: Transport

New rail replacement access rules are ‘too little, too late’
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New rules published by the rail regulator could push the industry to take the need to provide accessible rail replacement vehicles more seriously, but they have been branded “too little, too late” by a leading disabled campaigner. The Office of Rail […]

German coach company refuses to accept it is breaking access laws

By John Pring on 23rd July 2020 Category: Transport

German coach company refuses to accept it is breaking access laws
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A German coach company that has just launched a service in England is refusing to accept that it is breaking the law by telling wheelchair-users to book tickets days in advance of their journey. FlixBus is even facing the threat of […]

Minister criticised by government ‘disability champion’ over third access exemption

By John Pring on 7th May 2020 Category: Transport

Minister criticised by government ‘disability champion’ over third access exemption
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The government has been criticised by one of its own “disability champions” after it granted the transport industry its third temporary exemption from access laws, so it could continue to use inaccessible vehicles for rail replacement services. In December, it emerged […]

Ministers allow transport industry to break access laws… again

By John Pring on 19th December 2019 Category: Transport

Ministers allow transport industry to break access laws… again
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The government has given the transport industry permission to breach disability access laws for the second time in a month. A letter sent to rail companies last week by the Department for Transport (DfT) will allow them to continue using inaccessible […]

Ministers give councils and schools go-ahead to breach bus discrimination law

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Transport

Ministers give councils and schools go-ahead to breach bus discrimination law
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Transport ministers have quietly given permission to councils, schools and colleges to breach a key anti-discrimination law for at least two years, and possibly up to four… in the middle of the general election campaign. The decision by ministers to allow […]

Rail regulator backs down on access to replacement buses

By John Pring on 5th September 2019 Category: Transport

Rail regulator backs down on access to replacement buses
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The rail regulator has been forced by a disabled campaigner to reconsider its refusal to tell train companies to ensure their rail replacement buses are fully accessible. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) issued guidance to train and station operators […]

Nine journeys in one day expose ‘sham’ of National Express ‘accessible’ coaches

By John Pring on 10th January 2019 Category: Transport

Nine journeys in one day expose ‘sham’ of National Express ‘accessible’ coaches
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A disabled campaigner who took nine journeys on the same day to check the accessibility of the services provided by the UK’s largest coach operator experienced significant problems on all but one of them. Wheelchair-user Doug Paulley had booked assistance in […]

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