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The carriage of mobility scooters on public transport

Status of Publication: Published/Completed
Date produced: 2013
Commissioned/Funded by: Department for Transport
Authoring organisation/Author affiliation: Research Institute for Disabled Consumers
Type of Resource: Research
Impairment area(s): Mobility
Transport mode(s): Public Transport, Walking & Wheeling
Journey stage: Travelling
Region: United Kingdom (not specified)

Document summary

This report has been prepared by the consumer research organisation Research Institute for
Consumer Affairs (Rica). It documents the findings of research commissioned by the
Department for Transport and carried out by Rica to investigate policies, practices and concerns relating to the carriage of mobility scooters on public transport, including buses, trams and trains. The study included research to identify individual models of mobility scooters currently on the market that meet the specification criteria for carriage, where individual operators allow this.

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