Modified taxi vehicle policy

Lancashire County Council/South Ribble Borough Council test for vehicles supplied with wheelchair Accessible fittings

Tracking

• floor rails correctly fitted and secured with M8 fasteners, are capable of meeting the strength requirements of M1 load
• "cant rail" for third point occupant restraint fitment or can be use as location for equipment stowage correctly fitted and secured with M8 fasteners, are capable of meeting the strength requirements of M1 load
• correct 30mm washer or underfloor spreader plate fitted.

Where the 30mm washer or underfloor spreader plate cannot be used, in such instances it is acceptable to use steel plate of equivalent strength and cross sectional area.

Note 1

• the minimum acceptable length of rail that can safely be installed in a vehicle is 1300 mm. This will accommodate one wheelchair positioned centrally
• the rail must be fitted ensuring fasteners are fitted to the extreme end hole positions.

Note 2

For details of the space required within a vehicle for a wheelchair installation, reference should be made to the guidelines within the British or International standard ISO 10542-1 part 2, "Technical systems and aids for disabled or handicapped persons - Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems".

Note 3

• some vehicle layouts may have problems using low profile rail with pre-drilled countersunk holes due to under floor obstructions, such as box sections or angle brackets. In these situations where a hole is "missed", it is required to generate two new holes, one on either side of the original, with the maximum distance between them being 101 mm
• she original unused hole must finally be filled with a short self-tapping screw with a matching head.

Note 4

It is critical that the installed rail is flat along its length and correctly positioned relative to any other rail lengths fitted in the vehicle floor. Elements within a pattern of rails must also be parallel to one another. This is particularly important if fitting Unwin "Fixed Base Equipment" or manufacturing removable seats, to ensure they will fit universally along the rails.

Heavy duty rail

Available in 3.95 and 4.50 metre lengths, this rail profile can be installed with a maximum unsupported span of 600 mm under normal conditions.

Additional fasteners must be fitted at the ends of the rail, in particular at the rear end.

Fasteners to be used on installation

Bolts:- M8 steel, hexagon headed grade 8.8, plated, guide length 40 - 50 mm.

Nuts:- M8 steel, nyloc, grade 8, plated.

Washers:- M8 steel, plain, plated.

Torque settings:- 20 nm (15 lbs/ft).

Under Floor Reinforcement on Heavy Duty Rail.

Contact the manufacturer for specific recommendations.