(13 Sep 2016, 9:45 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Madness that DDA requirements mean perfectly servicable buses are being scrapped that are in a better condition. How absence of poles can be allowed for vehicles in regular passenger service is beyond me. DDA worries about whether fonts on destination displays are uppercase or lower, but not whether passengers have anything substantial to hold onto!
The purpose of DDA is to serve disabled passengers and not much else. This is a tangeable requirement, can be specified. Quality is nearly impossible to moderate as it's subjective - how on earth would you be able to define what is acceptable or not? It's much a case by case process which would be meaningless. It can be allowed as the buses are functioning, and who cares on a business level any more? The question of whether they are liked or not can't be moderated other than customer service complaints.
There is nothing legally wrong with the buses. I'm no lawyer, but I think it would be impossible to ever make it a legal concern, due to the subjectivity.