Mobility scooters and wheelchairs

Laws and guidance on using mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs.

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Services

• Using mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs

  The rules for driving mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on roads, pavements and footpaths.

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Guidance and regulation

• Report a bus or coach service or driver
  • Detailed guide
  • 17 February 2025
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Rights of disabled passengers on transport
  • Detailed guide
  • 23 November 2022
  • Department for Transport
• Using mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on the road
  • Guidance
  • 10 March 2015
  • Department for Transport
• Inclusive Transport Strategy: monitoring and evaluation framework
  • Guidance
  • 19 December 2018
  • Department for Transport
• DPTAC position on the accessibility of coach services
  • Guidance
  • 20 January 2021
  • Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

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News and communications

• 拢200 million to improve walking and cycling routes and boost local economies
  • 6 February 2023
  • Department for Transport and Active Travel England
  • News story
• Accessible transport: reference wheelchair report
  • 29 March 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • Written statement
• 拢2.5 million package announced to help disabled people travel more confidently
  • 29 March 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• Next steps towards a fully inclusive transport network
  • 25 July 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• Regulation change to support children with disability
  • 9 March 2015
  • Department for Transport
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Wheelchair accessible travel: taxi and private hire services
  • 29 March 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • Research
• Accessibility action plan: consultation summary of responses
  • 7 August 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Research
• A study on mobility scooters
  • 13 October 2014
  • Department for Transport
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Draft transport accessibility action plan
  • 25 July 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 22 November 2017
• Proposed changes to powered mobility scooter laws
  • 3 March 2010
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 05 May 2010
• Mobility scooters: government response to the Transport Select Committee
  • 14 July 2010
  • Department for Transport
  • Policy paper

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Organisations

• Department for Transport
• Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

• Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee