(08 Feb 2016, 7:43 pm)Blobby40 wrote well reported dales and district to the council they are not bothered so dvsa , got a reply saying it was going to be looked into !!    as i said if i was driving a truck they would be quick to issue fines if i did not have the correct display showing on a tank, this company is a joke as they can not spell or obey the law

I'm not sure how I feel about vigilante reporting of PSVAR violations. Yes the law is the law and should be obayed but there needs to be some common sense. Bus operation is an expensive game for slim margins and the industry is only getting tougher for small operators. Buses are expensive assets and many companies may not have the cash flow to purchase new buses on demand.

I know two examples where I live where small operators have withdrew services as purchasing a PSVAR compliant vehicle is too expensive. Is no service better than a non compliant service?  

When it comes to vehicles such as early production Solos which are able to carry wheelchairs but not to the correct dimensions and may not have a side destination display, is there really a crime committed? Should the solution in these cases to work with smaller operators to help finance compliant buses. 

At the end of the day disabled people are the priority in these laws and every effort should be made to make public transport more accessible for everybody. The other side, however, are owners livelihoods, drivers jobs and passengers at risk of isolation if they are bombarded with silly  reports of a broken stop bell or the wrong size font on a destination display