Access Guide
Express with Petrol Station Summary
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Services Available
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- Other services available include; Costa Coffee Express, National/Health Lottery and Air & Water unit.
- Please click here for the opening times and more specific information on the services available within the store (new tab).
Getting Here
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Parking
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- The store has its own parking facilities.
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By Bus
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- There is a bus stop within 150 metres of the store entrance.
- The nearest bus stop is Glasshouse which is approximately 100m away on Bradford Road with links to Claverton Down and University of Bath.
- For more information on First Bus please click here (opens new tab).
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By Train
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- The nearest train station is Oldfield Park Station.
- Oldfield Park Station is approximately 2.3 miles from the store with links to Weymouth, Bristol Temple Meads, Warminster and Westbury.
- For more information on Network Rail please click here (opens new tab).
- For more information on Oldfield Park Station please click here (opens new tab).
Getting Help and Assistance
- There is a colleague available for help and assistance.
- Assistance can be asked for at the checkouts or by asking one of the Tesco colleagues in store.
- This store is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme helps people with hidden disabilities which aren’t always obvious – such as autism, dementia and visual or hearing impairments.
- There is not a colleague trained in British Sign Language.
- British Sign Language interpreters cannot be provided on request.
- There is a seat/chair available within the store.
- There is not a defibrillator in store.
- The types of trolley available at this store include; standard (shallow).
- There is not a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
- There is not a Tesco Grocery Click+Collect service in the store.
- There is not a Tesco Collect+ service in the store.
- There is not a portable hearing assistance system.
- There is not a designated place of safety which can be used by people with dementia, autism or learning disabilities.
- There is a defibrillator outside the store to the right of the entrance.
Parking
- The store does have its own parking facilities.
- The car park is located on Midford Road.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
- The car park surface is tarmac.
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Parking
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- Clearly marked/signposted parent and child parking bays are not available.
- All parking spaces are provided on a first come first served basis.
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Blue Badge Parking
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- There is a/are Blue Badge parking bay(s) available.
- The Blue Badge bay(s) is/are clearly marked.
- There is/are 1 designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 300cm x 600cm.
- The Blue Badge parking bays have a marked zone to one side but not at the rear.
- The marked zones around the Blue Badge parking bays have at least the recommended width of 120cm.
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Paying
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- Free car parking is only allowed for 20 minutes.
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Access from the Car Park
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- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user unaided.
- The entrance is clearly visible from the car park.
- The surface on the approach to the entrance(s) is tarmac.
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Drop-off Point(s)
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- There is not a/are not clearly marked drop-off point(s).
Petrol Station Forecourt
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Forecourt and Pumps
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- Colleagues are able to provide assistance at the pumps.
- To notify staff that an assistant is required, sound your horn.
- The pumps are clearly signed.
- It is possible to pay at the pump.
- The height range of the pump controls/screen is 130cm to 150cm.
- The height of the fuel pump nozzle slot is 160cm.
- There are not lowered pay at pump screens available.
- The paper towel dispenser(s) is/are at a height of 85cm.
- The disposable glove dispenser(s) is/are at a height of 110cm.
- The tyre pressure machine control heights vary between 137cm and 147cm.
- The height of the tyre pressure pump slot is 107cm.
- The height of the water pump slot is 107cm.
Approach (Forecourt/Parking to Store)
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Approach
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- The surface of the approach is concrete.
- The approach surface is uneven in places.
- There are bollards on the approach.
- The height of the bollard(s) is 110cm.
- The bollards have a visual identification band.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 150cm.
- There is step-free access on the approach.
ATM(s)
- The ATM(s) is/are located to the right of the entrance.
- The ATM(s) is/are 11m from the entrance.
- There are bollards on the approach to the ATM(s).
- The height of the bollard(s) is 87cm.
- The bollards contrast visually with the tarmac.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 100cm.
- The controls/screen heights vary between 90cm and 118cm.
- There is not a lowered ATM available.
Entrance
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Entrance
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- This information is for the entrance located on Midford Road.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- This entrance is signed with 'Tesco express'.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
- There is a dark mat or floor marking at this entrance area which may look like a hole to some people.
- The entrance door(s) does not/do not contrast visually with its immediate surroundings.
- The main door(s) open(s) automatically.
- The door(s) is/are double width.
- The width of the door opening is 158cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of this entrance, with a height of 2cm or below.
- There are security pillars at the entrance doors.
- The security pillars do contrast visually with the flooring.
- The minimum width between the security pillars is 170cm.
- There is a/are hand sanitiser(s) in this area.
- The height of the hand sanitiser(s) is/are 120cm.
Getting Around
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Access and Circulation
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- There is step-free access throughout the store.
- The majority of aisle widths are not 150cm+.
- The minimum aisle width is 130cm.
- Some aisles are obstructed by product bins and cages.
- There is flooring which is shiny and could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- The lighting levels are good.
- Resting/seating areas are not available in this store.
- A seat can be made available if required.
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Signage
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- Overhead aisle signage is provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signs is not consistent throughout the store.
Checkouts
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Checkout Area
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- The checkout(s) is/are located to the right after you enter.
- There is step-free access to the checkout(s).
- There is a clear unobstructed route to the checkout(s).
- The checkout(s) is/are clearly signed.
- The lighting levels at the checkout(s) are good.
- There is a/are staffed checkout(s) and self-service checkout(s).
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Staffed Checkout(s)
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- There are windows, TVs, glazed screens or mirrors at/behind the staffed checkout(s).
- The staffed checkout(s) is not/are not placed in front of a plain background.
- The height of the staffed checkout(s) is/are 90cm.
- There is a lowered section at the staffed checkout(s).
- The height of the lowered section at the staffed checkout(s) is 70cm.
- There is not a clear knee recess beneath the lowered section of the staffed checkout(s).
- The chip & pin card machines are accessible from the staffed checkout(s).
- There is a/are hearing assistance system(s) at the staffed checkout(s).
- The type of system is a fixed loop.
- Some of the hearing assistance systems are signed.
- Colleagues are not trained to use the hearing assistance system(s).
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were tested by an AccessAble surveyor.
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were tested on 25/04/2023.
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were not working at the time of testing.
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Self-Service Checkout(s)
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- The controls/screen heights for the self-service checkout(s) vary between 53cm and 130cm.
- The chip & pin card machines are accessible from the self-service checkout(s).
- Colleagues can provide assistance with using the self-service checkout(s).
Accessible Toilet(s)
- There is not an/are not accessible toilet(s) available.
Standard Toilet(s)
- Standard toilet facilities are not available.