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Number of prosecutions for step-entrance buses is zero

BUSES

Rhodri Clark
27 October 2017
DVSA has taken no action over continued use of step-entrance buses like this one photographed in 2007 before the legislation
DVSA has taken no action over continued use of step-entrance buses like this one photographed in 2007 before the legislation

 

The UK Government has revealed that it has taken no enforcement action against bus operators for failure to comply with the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR).

The Department for Transport gives the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency £100,000 a year specifically to enforce the PSVAR, but the DVSA claims it has found no evidence of non-compliance. Compliance has been mandatory since 1 January 2015 for buses up to 7.5 tonnes, January 2016 for larger single deckers...

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