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Buses: Wheelchairs

Commons · Question 56611 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that wheelchair users have reliable access to priority spaces on buses.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 9 Jun 2025

The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR) require buses and coaches designed to carry over twenty-two passengers and used on local and scheduled services to incorporate features to support disabled people to travel safely and in r...