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Thursday 7 October 2021

Just 0.003% of EV charge points in UK are accessible to disabled drivers


The latest research by the UK‘s Research Institute for the Disabled Consumers (RiDC) has brought to light some very disturbing findings: just 0.003% of charging locations across the country have been designed to be accessible to disabled drivers.  According to the UK Equality Act 2010, it’s illegal to discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Yet the lack of inclusive charging infrastructure means that the country’s 14 million disabled people might well be left behind. To tackle this issue, Transport Minister Rachel Maclean announced in June that the government is working together with the national disability charity Motability and the British Standards Institute…

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