Access Guide
Summary
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Services Available
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- In this store these services are available; National/Health Lottery and Vended Coffee.
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- Hermes parcel service is now available instore.
Getting Here
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Parking
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- The store has shared/public 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 420ft at The Square Bus and Coach Station and has direct links with Coleshill and Tamworth Town Centre.
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By Train
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- The nearest train station is Wilnecote (Staffs) .
- The station is 1 mile from store and has links to Nottingham and Birmingham New Street.
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- For more information on services please click here (opens new tab).
Getting Help and Assistance
- There is a colleague available for help and assistance.
- All staff can offer help and assistance when requested and will be situated on the shop floor or at the checkouts to the left of the entrance.
- 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 not a seat/chair available within the store.
- There is a defibrillator in store.
- The types of trolley available at this store include; standard (shallow).
- There is 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 a portable hearing assistance system.
- Colleagues are not trained to use the hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested by an AccessAble surveyor.
- The hearing assistance system was tested on 03/08/2021.
- The hearing assistance system was not fully functional at the time of testing.
- There is not a designated place of safety which can be used by people with dementia, autism or learning disabilities.
- There is one shallow trolley available for use plus baskets.
Parking
- The store has shared parking facilities.
- The car park is located on street parking on Coleshill Road directly in front of store.
- 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.
- The bay reads Disabled and is at the front of the on street parking bay.
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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) markings are faded.
- There is/are one designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The Blue Badge parking bays do not have a marked zone around them.
- The measurement of the disabled space is 5m x 208cm.
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Paying
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- Parking is free for up to 2 hours.
- Payment signs are not provided.
- Payment signs are not clearly presented.
- Payment term signs do not make it clear if parking charges apply to Blue Badge holders.
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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 with assistance.
- Assistance may be required because there is/are level changes with no dropped kerbs.
- The entrance is clearly visible from the car park.
- Pedestrian walkways available in the car park.
- The surface on the approach to the entrance(s) is tarmac and concrete.
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Drop-off Point(s)
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- There is not a/are not clearly marked drop-off point(s).
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Comments
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- MJB - 3/8 There is a marked disabled bay at the front of the parking bay. This is not an official Blue Badge bay and does not have hatched zones.
Approach
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Approach
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- The surface of the approach is stone/concrete tiles.
- The approach surface is uneven in places.
- There is step-free access on the approach.
ATM(s)
- The ATM(s) is/are located to the left of the store entrance.
- The ATM(s) is/are 6m from the entrance.
- The controls/screen heights vary between 90cm and 130cm.
- There is not a lowered ATM available.
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Comments
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- The ATM was out of order on the day of survey.
Entrance
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Entrance
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- This information is for the entrance located on Coleshill 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 not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
- 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 140cm.
- There is a/are hand sanitiser(s) in this area.
- The height of the hand sanitiser(s) is/are 120cm.
- There are further individual sanitisers available through store.
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 138cm.
- Some aisles are obstructed by product bins. Aisles 2 and 4 have permanent pillars reducing the width to 124cm and 84cm respectively as in photographs 1, 2 and 3.
- 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.
- There is no background music played.
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Signage
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- Overhead aisle signage is not provided.
Checkouts
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Checkout Area
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- The checkout(s) is/are located to the left of store entrance.
- There is step-free access to the checkout(s).
- There is a clear unobstructed route to the checkout(s).
- The checkout(s) is/are not clearly signed.
- The lighting levels at the checkout(s) are good.
- There is a/are staffed checkout(s) and self-service checkout(s).
- There are 3 staffed checkouts and 1 self-service checkout.
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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 not accessible from the staffed checkout(s).
- There is a/are hearing assistance system(s) at the staffed checkout(s).
- The following staffed checkout(s) have a hearing assistance system; 3.
- 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 systems were tested at the following staffed checkout(s); 1, 2 and 3.
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were tested on 03/08/2021.
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were not fully functional 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 110cm and 164cm.
- The chip & pin card machines are not accessible from the self-service checkout(s).
- Colleagues can provide assistance with using the self-service checkout(s).
- There is a colleague to assist at the manned checkouts.
Accessible Toilet(s)
- There is not an/are not accessible toilet(s) available.
Standard Toilet(s)
- Standard toilet facilities are not available.