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Safety First. Low Floor Access

Many buses in our fleet are now low floor - easily accessible for wheelchair users and 'buggy friendly', meaning you can bring your buggy on board without having to fold it up. And with more and more bus stops being adapted to be accessible, it's never been easier to travel.

Wheelchair users

As part of our commitment to providing accessible travel for wheelchair users First always try to give priority to wheelchair users on our services.

When your low floor bus arrives at the bus stop you can ask the driver to lower the step and/or ramp to allow you to board. You should reverse your wheelchair into the dedicated area on board (so you are facing the back of the vehicle) and apply the brakes.

Please ask the driver for assistance if you require any help.

If the bus is full or there is already a wheelchair user on board unfortunately we will not be able to carry another wheelchair user. Non low floor or 'Step Height’ buses are not able to accommodate wheelchair users.

If the wheelchair space is occupied by a non wheelchair user the driver will make every effort to ask them to move to allow you to board. Unfortunately, if a fellow passenger refuses to move you will need to wait for the next bus.

Buggies

The following services are scheduled to be run by low floor accessible vehicles. (Please contact Customer Services to check before you travel.)
3/43: HARWICH - CLACTON
      Via Thorpe-le-Soken
4: HARWICH - CLACTON
      Via Thorpe-le-Soken
17/1817: CLACTON - POINT CLEAR
      Via Great Clacton
18: CLACTON - POINT CLEAR
      Via Great Clacton
20/20A20: HARWICH - PARKESTON QUAY - HARWICH
      Via Hospital, Morrisons
20A: HARWICH - PARKESTON QUAY - HARWICH
      Via Vine Way Estate, Morrisons
22A/22B22A: HARWICH - LONG MEADOWS
22B: HARWICH - LONG MEADOWS
2222: CANVEY (Leigh Beck) - BASILDON Bus Station
      Via Link Road, Tarpots, Pitsea,
3030: BECKERS GREEN -BRAINTREE - MARKS FARM
31/31B/31C/31X31: CHELMSFORD - MALDON Milton Road
      Via Danbury
31B: CHELMSFORD - BURNHAM
      Via Danbury, Steeple
31C: CHELMSFORD - BURNHAM
      Via Danbury, Maldon, Steeple
31X: CHELMSFORD - BURNHAM
      Via Danbury, Maldon
3636: CHELMSFORD - SOUTH WOODHAM
      Via Bicknacre
40/5040: CHELMSFORD - READERS CORNER
      Via Town Centre, Meadgate Estate
50: CHELMSFORD - GREAT BADDOW
      Via Town Centre, Meadgate Estate
41/5141: GALLEYWOOD - CHIGNALL ESTATE
      Via Blue Lion, Town Centre
51: GALLEYWOOD - CHIGNALL ESTATE
      Via Beehive Lane, Gunson Gate
4242: BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL - GALLEYWOOD
      Via Town Centre, Tile Kiln
4545: MOULSHAM LODGE - OXNEY GREEN
      Via Town Centre, Westlands Estate
4747: BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL - TOWN CENTRE - NEW DUKES WAY
      Via Woodhall Estate, Melbourne Shops, Springfield Park, Beeleigh Link
48/48A48: CHELMSFORD - NORTH SPRINGFIELD
      Via Chelmer Village, Chancellor Park, Sainsburys Store
48A: CHELMSFORD - NEW DUKES WAY
5656: NORTH MELBOURNE - CHELMSFORD - BEAULIEU PARK
      Via Oliver Way, Waveney Drive
64/64A64: GREENSTEAD - SHRUB END
      Via Town Centre
64A: GREENSTEAD - ST MICHAELS
      Via Town Centre
6565: STANWAY - HIGHWOODS
      Via Town Centre, North Station, General Hospital
66/66A66: WEST BERGHOLT - OLD HEATH
      Via Town Centre
66A: NORTH STATION - ROWHEDGE
      Via Town Centre
70/70X70: COLCHESTER - COLCHESTER
      Via Marks Tey, Coggeshall, Braintree,
70X: COLCHESTER - COLCHESTER
      Via Marks Tey, Braintree
73/73A73: BISHOPS HALL ESTATE - Eagle Way - WARLEY
      Via Doddinghurst Road - High Street - Brentwood Rail Station
73A: BISHOPS HALL ESTATE - Eagle Way - WARLEY
      Via Doddinghurst Road - High Street - Brentwood Rail Station, Woodman Road
100100: CHELMSFORD - LAKESIDE
      Via Billericay, Noak Bridge, Basildon, Grays
102102: COLCHESTER - HARWICH
      Via Manningtree
132/131132: BRAINTREE - WITHAM
      Via Freeport - Silver End
131: BRAINTREE - WITHAM
      Via Cressing Road - Silver End
200200: BASILDON Bus Station - LAKESIDE Bus Station
      Via Homesteads, Orsett, Stifford Clays
352352: CHELMSFORD - HALSTEAD
      Via Braintree

Whilst we endeavour to provide a low floor vehicle on all journeys scheduled to be accessible, it is occasionally necessary to substitute an alternative, non low floor vehicle for operational reasons. We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause.

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