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Summary

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• Services Available View
  • In this store these services are available; Costa Coffee Express and National/Health Lottery.
  • Please click here for the opening times and more specific information on the services available within the store (new tab).

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Getting Here

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• Parking View
  • The store has its own parking facilities.
• By Bus View
  • There is a bus stop within 150 metres of the store entrance.
  • The nearest bus stop is 55 metres away on Portland Road with direct links to Southwell.
  • For more information on Buses in Weymouth and surrounding areas please click here (opens new tab).
• By Train View
  • The nearest train station is Weymouth Station.
  • Weymouth is 3.2 miles away from the store with direct links to London Waterloo, Gloucester, Brockenhurst, Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood.
  • For more information on Southwestern Railways please click here (opens new tab).
  • For more information on National Rail Enquiries please click here (opens new tab).

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Getting Help and Assistance

• There is not a colleague available for help and assistance.
• Colleagues/ staff at the tills to the left as you enter can provide assistance.
• 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 a colleague trained in British Sign Language.
• 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 (large).
• 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 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.

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• Comments View
  • Photograph 1 shows the seat available if needed/ on request.
  • Photographs 2-4 show the baskets and trolleys available in the store.

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Parking

• The store has shared parking facilities.
• The store shares the shopping area's parking facilities.
• The car park is located Portland 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 View
  • Clearly marked/signposted parent and child parking bays are not available.
  • There are 16 standard bays (Photographs 3-5) and 1 Blue Badge Bay. There are 4 spaces for residential used (marked 'Flat 1' to ' Flat 4' shown in Photograph 6).
• Blue Badge Parking View
  • 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 225cm x 485cm.
  • 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.
  • The Blue Badge Bay and signage is shown in Photographs 1 & 2. The Blue Badge bay has a slight slope towards the store.
• Paying View
  • Parking is free (unlimited time).
  • Payment signs are not provided.
• Access from the Car Park View
  • 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 slopes/ramps.
  • The entrance is clearly visible from the car park.
  • Pedestrian walkways are not available in the car park.
  • The surface on the approach to the entrance(s) is tarmac.
  • The whole car park has slight slopes. The Blue Badge is right in front of the store as well as a few standard bays. So access from here is through the bollards on the approach via a slight slope from the bay.
• Drop-off Point(s) View
  • There is not a/are not clearly marked drop-off point(s).

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Approach

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• Approach View
  • 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 90cm.
  • The bollards contrast(s) visually with the tarmac.
  • The minimum width between the bollards is 172cm.
• Ramp/Slope View
  • There is a ramp/slope on the approach.
  • The ramp/slope is permanent, has a slight gradient and has no handrails.
  • There is not a level landing at the top of the ramp/slope.

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ATM(s)

• The ATM(s) is/are located to the left of the entrance when faced from outside.
• The ATM(s) is/are 7m from the main entrance to the store.
• The height of the bollard(s) is 90cm.
• The bollards contrast visually with the tarmac.
• The minimum width between the bollards is 125cm.
• The controls/screen heights vary between 87cm and 113cm.
• There is not a lowered ATM available.
• The ATM is to the left of the entrance. There is a slight slope through the bollards down to the shop entrance level. The ATM is in a walled off corner which is 165cm wide.

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Entrance

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• Entrance View
  • This information is for the entrance located at the front of the store.
  • 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.
  • 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 156cm.
  • 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 150cm.
  • There is a/are hand sanitiser(s) in this area.
  • The height of the hand sanitiser(s) is/are 117cm.
  • The hand sanitiser is on the right as you enter the store (Photograph 4).
  • There is a slope with a very easy incline.

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Getting Around

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• Access and Circulation View
  • There is step-free access throughout the store.
  • The majority of aisle widths are not 150cm+.
  • The minimum aisle width is 115cm.
  • Some aisles are narrowed by product bins on the end.
  • 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.
  • Background music is only played at certain times.
  • Music is played at Christmas.
• Signage View
  • Overhead aisle signage is provided.
  • The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout the store.
  • Dementia friendly signage is not provided.
  • Signage is throughout the store on most aisles.
• Comments View
  • Photographs 6 & 7 show the Costa Coffee Express machine and National Lottery ticket stand.

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Checkouts

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• Checkout Area View
  • The checkout(s) is/are located to the left as you enter the store.
  • 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 self-service checkout(s) and staffed checkout(s).
  • There is a/are staffed checkout(s) and self-service checkout(s).
  • The queue line is 108cm wide (Photograph 2).
• Staffed Checkout(s) View
  • 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 92cm.
  • There is a lowered section at the staffed checkout(s).
  • The height of the lowered section at the staffed checkout(s) is 71cm.
  • 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; on till 1 of 3 (furthest to the left as faced).
  • 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); on till 1 (only loop).
  • The hearing assistance system(s) was/were tested on 21/09/2021.
  • The hearing assistance system(s) was/were working at the time of testing.
• Self-Service Checkout(s) View
  • The controls/screen heights for the self-service checkout(s) vary between 78cm and 131cm.
  • The chip & pin card machines are accessible from the self-service checkout(s).
  • Colleagues can provide assistance with using the self-service checkout(s).
  • The self-service are card only (coin intake blocked).

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Toilet with Adaptations

• There is not an/are not accessible toilet(s) available.

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Standard Toilet(s)

• Standard toilet facilities are not available.