Department of the Environment
Transport and the Regions - Mobility Unit

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995
THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS FOR TAXIS


DIAGRAM 8 - WHEELCHAIR ENTRANCE TEMPLATE

At least one doorway must provide a minimum unobstructed space through which a template of 1350mm high and 780mm wide may be passed through the doorway, in a plane at right angles to the direction in which the wheelchair user would be entering the vehicle. The minimum dimensions shown allow for doorway curvature. Diagram 8 Photograph
Diagram 8

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