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Nine journeys in one day expose ‘sham’ of National Express ‘accessible’ coaches
John Pring - 10 January 2019
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 advance for services between Leeds and Bradford provided by National Express.
But all but one of last week’s nine journeys threw up serious problems, with malfunctioning lifts, drivers who did not know how to deal with the equipment, or staff failing to clamp Paulley’s wheelchair in place correctly and safely.... See more
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