Whilst I think it is a novel idea to try and get a few extra bums on seats and is a good PR move, the lack of clarity in regards to access requirements is somewhat concerning... whilst the B1 & ToonTour are effectively tourist services they realistically should still be meeting PSVAR laws as they were designed to prevent such inconveniences for those that require wheelchair access and the like.

Not been given much in the way of advance notice for this occurring either with only one posting on each social media account around lunchtime today for something happening tomorrow where plans may have already been made.

I doubt it will be an issue BUT if it were to be, I wonder how the situation were to be handled?

The fact these heritage buses are seen as more desirable does seem to put rose tinted spectacles on the matter, if this was an operator just checking out a 25 year old scholars Volvo Olympian for example, this would raise some questions and just be seen as pure ignorance to disabled passengers.

If the provision of low floor accessibility is provided alongside the heritage offerings then I see no issues with this and I don't mean wait half an hour for the next Toon Tour bus as some would suggest they do, just a little footnote to provide some clarity would be nice. This may be seen as cynical enthusiast twisting to many but for things like accessibility, operators should be held accountable to do things within the PSVAR requirements (I'm aware of the 20 day rule allowing the use of non complaint buses but this should be used as a last resort as opposed to a rule to exploit).