Eric Corkish has been calling for change of bus policy since 2019
An amputee has threatened to protest in the House of Keys in January if he is not on a bus with his mobility scooter by the new year.
On 10 August 2019, Eric Corkish began speaking to the Island's politicians, campaigning to get mobility scooters on buses.
Two years later, Tynwald told the Department of Infrastructure to adopt UK voluntary practice regarding carrying the transport devices on buses.
Here's a look at the journey from the start:
In October, this year, the infrastructure minister said her department was looking to install kassel kerbs and working to create three new mobility-scooter friendly bus routes, which she hoped would be ready to be used by the end of the year.
Currently, users of the class 2 mobility scooter can apply for the right to use one service - route 21 - which operates from the city centre to the outskirts of the capital.
The routes currently being evaluated include Douglas to Ramsey, Douglas to Peel and Douglas to the south.
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More than six years and seven infrastructure ministers later, the pensioner from Ramsey says he feels like he has wasted his time.
And with potential strike action to come from bus drivers, he doesn't feel any more confident:
In a statement issued to Manx Radio, the Department of Infrastructure says:
"Bus Vannin and DoI Highways are continuing to evaluate the access arrangements at bus stops across the Island and are preparing maps of accessible stops to share with users.
"Work is underway to ensure the information is presented in a clear accessible way and we hope to be able to share more information early in the New Year."
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