Wheelchair policy

Young woman in a motorised wheelchair

  1. All wheelchairs have to be "Risk Assessed" by Yate, Sodbury & District Community Transport before they can be transported on any of our vehicles.
  2. All wheelchairs must be in good condition, including all tyres pumped and brakes working effectively.
  3. All wheelchair passengers must have their wheelchairs clamped into the vehicles using our clamping systems. Any specialist requirements due to unusual wheelchairs must be supplied by the passenger and checked for suitability to our vehicles before use.
  4. All wheelchair passengers must wear the separate seat belt provided by Yate, Sodbury & District Community Transport, unless a medical exemption form is produced.
  5. Yate, Sodbury & District Community Transport reserve the right to refuse to transport any wheelchair on Health & Safety grounds at any time.
  6. Wheelchair passengers can only be carried by drivers who have had Yate, Sodbury & District Community Transport approved training.


Yate, Sodbury & District Community Transport, The Yard, 390 North Road, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 7LW

Telephone: 01454 228706 Email: yct@yate-ct.org.uk

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