# The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000, Paragraph 2: Floor and gangways

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

(1) All floors within the total floor area of a regulated public service vehicle shall be slip-resistant.
(2) A regulated public service vehicle shall contain a priority floor area which shall—
(a) not contain steps;
(b) provide access to at least one priority entrance to, and one priority exit from, the vehicle or access to steps which lead to such entrances and exits;
(c) contain all priority seats specified in paragraph 3; and
(d) have a slope of not more than 3° in any direction, or not more than 5° in any direction within the doorway area, when the vehicle is unladen standing on a level surface and in its normal condition of travel.
(3) Any gangway within the priority floor area of a regulated public service vehicle shall have a width of—
(a) not less than 450mm up to a height of 1400mm measured vertically from the floor of the vehicle, and
(b) not less than 550mm at heights exceeding 1400mm measured vertically from the floor of the vehicle.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1970/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-vehicles-accessibility-regulations-2000/schedule-2/paragraph-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.