Passenger Lift Enforced on RBS

A British Court of Law has made a ground breaking decision and ordered a business to install a passenger lift to accommodate wheelchair and disabled users, alongside this the judge presiding also awarded compensation to the person who bought the case in question.

Identifying the wholly embarrassing position that bought the case in the first instance the judge awarded 17yr old David Allen a record £6,500 pay-out, the highest of its kind ever made. Mr Allen was unable to get into the bank despite the fact the fact he was one of the banks customers. The bank had made no indication or offered any warning that access to the bank was restricted, in fact it delivered the contrary across its website and business signage. Because of this Mr Allen had to conduct private business with a bank employee in the street right outside the bank, a situation that not only completely breached David's right to confidentiality it also caused him to incur a high level of embarrassment.

Since the Disability Discrimination Act was introduced in 1995 it has been unlawful for any public amenity or businesses premises to in anyway look upon or treat a disabled person any less favourably than another person, able bodied or otherwise. Despite this situation it has taken some 13yrs before an UK court of law has used powers to enforce a commercial or public services business to install passenger lifting equipment to ensure the disabled can easily access premises.

This ground breaking outcome could now spark a number of like for like claims for compensation and also incur demands for commercial and public sector businesses to install platform lifts or other suitable passenger lift services in their public and or private places of business.

Published by - News Media Studios Limited SEO Services FREEPHONE 0800 440 2400