Access Guide
Summary
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Services Available
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- The following Tesco services are available at this store; Tesco Collect+ services.
- In this store these services are available; National/Health Lottery and Costa Coffee Express.
- Please click here for the opening times and more specific information on the services available within the store (new tab).
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Facilities Available
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- Collect + changes to Hermes on the 6th September 2021.
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 45 metres away on Penn Road with direct links to Wolverhampton.
- For more information on Diamond Buses please click here (opens new tab).
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By Train
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- The nearest train station is Wolverhampton.
- Wolverhampton is 2.6 miles from the store with direct links to London Euston, Birmingham New Street, Holyhead and Crewe.
- For more information on Wolverhampton please click here (opens new tab).
- For more information on National Rail please click here (opens new tab).
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By Metro
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- The nearest Metro station is Wolverhampton St George's.
- The nearest metro stop is 2.2 miles away off Bilston Street with direct links to Bull Street and Wednesbury Parkway.
- For more information please click here (opens new tab).
Getting Help and Assistance
- There is a colleague available for help and assistance.
- For help and assistance please go to the checkouts or approach a colleague around the 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 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 a Tesco Collect+ service in the store.
- Tesco Collect+ services for customers are located at any checkout.
- There is not a portable hearing assistance system.
- There is a designated place of safety which can be used by people with dementia, autism or learning disabilities.
- The designated place of safety is the colleague room which is located next to the checkouts and if you require access approach a member of staff.
- The defibrillator is located in the warehouse.
Parking
- The store does have its own parking facilities.
- The car park is located off Penn 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 and block paving.
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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 and signposted.
- 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 226cm x 474cm.
- The Blue Badge parking bays have a marked zone to one side and the rear.
- The marked zones around the Blue Badge parking bays have at least the recommended width of 120cm.
- There is a drop kerb by the Blue Badge Bay and 100cm high bollards in front of the Blue Badge Bay. The Blue Badge Bay sign is attached one of the bollards and is located directly in front of the Bay.
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Paying
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- Parking is free for up to 30 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 with assistance.
- Assistance may be required because there is/are uneven surfaces.
- The entrance is not clearly visible from the car park.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is not clearly signposted.
- Pedestrian walkways are not available in the car park.
- The surface on the approach to the entrance(s) is tarmac and block paving.
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Drop-off Point(s)
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- There is not a/are not clearly marked drop-off point(s).
Approach
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Approach
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- The surface of the approach is tarmac.
- The approach surface is uneven in places.
- There are bollards on the approach.
- The height of the bollard(s) is 100cm.
- The bollards have a visual identification band.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 145cm.
- There is step-free access on the approach.
- There is a slope with a very easy incline.
- There is a minimum width of 80cm between the bin and bollard on the approach to the entrance from the car park. There is a multi level wall located on the left as you approach the entrance from the direction of the ATM. The wall ranges from 40cm to 54cm high.
ATM(s)
- The ATM(s) is/are located to the left of the entrance.
- The ATM(s) is/are 15m from the entrance.
- The controls/screen heights vary between 90cm and 116cm.
- There is not a lowered ATM available.
- There is a wall either side of the ATM with a width of 194cm and the wall is 60cm high on left hand side and 40cm high on right hand side.
Entrance
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Entrance
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- This information is for the entrance located off Penn 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 125cm.
- 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 129cm.
- There are trolleys located outside to the left of the entrance and baskets to the left as you enter the store.
- There is a/are hand sanitiser(s) in this area.
- The height of the hand sanitiser(s) is/are 120cm.
- There is a slope with a very easy incline.
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 150cm+.
- The minimum aisle width is 102cm.
- Some aisles are obstructed by product bins.
- There is flooring which is shiny and could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- The lighting levels are low to moderate.
- 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 provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout the store.
- Dementia friendly signage is provided.
- There is written and pictorial signage for certain products on the outer aisles.
Checkouts
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Checkout Area
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- The checkout(s) is/are located to the left of the 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 low to moderate.
- There is a/are staffed checkout(s) and self-service checkout(s).
- There are 3 staffed checkouts and 2 card only self service tills. There are product displays on the approach to the checkouts and there are 78cm between the displays and the moveable covid screens.
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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 following staffed checkout(s) have a hearing assistance system; Till 1 and 3.
- The type of system is a fixed loop.
- The hearing assistance system(s) is/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); Till 1 and 3.
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were tested on 31/08/2021.
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were 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 109cm and 153cm.
- The chip & pin card machines are accessible from the self-service checkout(s).
- Colleagues can provide assistance with using the self-service checkout(s).
Toilet with Adaptations
- There is not an/are not accessible toilet(s) available.
Standard Toilet(s)
- Standard toilet facilities are not available.