This section contains a variety of information relating to wheelchair and scooter users and their access to the transport infrastructure.

• A survey of occupied wheelchairs and scooters: 2005 (PDF – 1 MB), 23 November 2006
  Details findings of a survey of occupied wheelchairs and scooters to determine their overall size conducted by The Centre for Employment and Disadvantage Studies, to ensure accessibility to transport, buildings and equipment.
• The safety of wheelchair occupants in road passenger vehicles, 15 December 2005
  This project, commissioned by the UK Department for Transport, aimed to address the safety of adult wheelchair users in private vehicles, taxis, minibuses, coaches and urban buses.
• Code of practice for Class 3 vehicle users, 15 December 2005, last updated 11 August 2009
  Guidance relating to ‘The Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988′.
• A survey of occupied wheelchairs: overall dimensions and weight: 1999 (PDF – 105 KB), 15 December 2005
  Information on the basic dimensions of people in their wheelchairs is needed to ensure /accessibility for people with disabilities to transport and buildings. A survey was carried out of visitors to the 1999 Mobility Roadshow.
• Carriage of Mobility Scooters on Public Transport – Feasibility Study
  Findings of research into issues surrounding carriage of mobility scooters on public transport.
  • Carriage of Mobility Scooters on Public Transport – Feasibility Study, 16 August 2006
    Report of research into issues surrounding carriage of mobility scooters on public transport. It summarises discussions with public transport operators, scooter manufacturers and the results of an international literature review.
  • Table 3.1 The Most Common Recently Sold Mobility Scooters (PDF – 108 KB), 05 June 2006
    Table 3.1 from the Carriage of Mobility Scooters on Public Transport Feasibility Study.
• Get wheelchair wise: A wheelchair user’s guide to public transport, 15 December 2005
  A wheelchair user’s guide to public transport. New regulations mean that in future trains, buses and taxis will all have to be designed so that most wheelchair users can travel on them.
• Review of Class 2 and Class 3 Powered Wheelchairs and Powered Scooters (invalid Carriages)
  Research reports investigating the use of powered wheelchairs and powered scooters on the highway.