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Accessibility standards for public service vehicles

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 16 February 2016 - Categories: Operator licence
Man in wheelchair about to get on to a bus

The Public Service Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) continues to roll out and since January 2016 all single-deck buses have needed to be compliant with schedules 1 and 2 of the regulations. The full implementation of the regulations will be complete in 2020.

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