Category: Accessibility

“Have you got a problem? I won’t stop for you next time!”

Bus drivers in London often ignore wheelchair users’ requests to get off, driving off with them on board, on a regular basis – over 50 times to Chris alone, as put to TFL’s manager on ITV News. Today, after ignoring Chris’s request to get off, the driver had a parting message for him…

Southern Rail’s disgusting treatment of wheelchair users

My valued friend and co-campaigner told me about his disgusting experience at the hands of Southern Rail staff. I have reblogged the below from the excellent Transport for All website. I very much hope Southern Rail – and other rail providers – take it seriously. Their response to it doesn’t inspire confidence though; they clearly…

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Accessible Single Deck Buses

On the way home from the Yorkshire Show on Tuesday, this happened: To cut a long story short, I caught a single deck bus that had no wheelchair ramp or wheelchair space. I thought that was illegal because all single deck buses must be accessible as of 1st January 2016. This is set out in…

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