(13 Sep 2013, 9:18 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote I'm not sure that the DDA requirement is for automatic/powered ramps though. The guidance document states:
"Wheelchair accessible vehicles are fitted with a lift, or a ramp (powered, manual or portable i.e. a detachable, usually folding ramp) stowed in a convenient place on the vehicle.
If a portable ramp is used, a driver or conductor must ensure at the start of the service that it is being carried on the vehicle."
So given the S, T & V reg MANs, and the ALX200 Darts for that matter, do have (albeit manual) ramps - what is it that makes them non-compliant with the new requirements?
DDA goes further than a wheelchair bay and a ramp, there's also gangway width to consider. As such, the S/T/V reg MANs don't meet DDA as their gangway isn't wide enough.