# The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000, Paragraph 6: Entrances and exits

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Any entrance or exit which is intended to provide access for a wheelchair user shall have a clear unobstructed width of not less than 800mm.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), where an entrance or exit which is intended to provide access for a wheelchair user is fitted with a power-operated boarding lift or a power-operated boarding ramp which is not within the direct field of vision of the driver—
(a) the entrance or exit shall be fitted with an optical device; and
(b) the optical device shall enable the driver to have a clear unobstructed view of the inside and outside of the door area and of the operation of the lift or ramp.
(3) Sub-paragraph (2) shall not apply to a power-operated boarding lift or a power-operated ramp which can only be operated by a control fitted in accordance with paragraph 5(5)(a)(ii).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1970/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-vehicles-accessibility-regulations-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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