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... in battle for priority use of bus wheelchair space
The case was triggered when a disabled man was left at the stop because a woman with a baby in a pushchair refused to move out of the designated area when asked by the bus driver.
By Mary Bulman
Disabled travellers have won a partial victory at the Supreme Court in their battle for priority use of wheelchair spaces on buses.
The case was triggered when a wheelchair user from West Yorkshire attempted to board a bus operated by FirstGroup, which had a sign saying: “Please give up this space if needed for a wheelchair user”...
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