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Motorised wheelchair users may have to fork out for insurance because of a rise in the number of accidents involving the vehicles.

The proposal, which is to be considered by the Department of Transport, has attracted criticism from the Disability Rights Commission.

A spokesperson for the DRC said that the plan prompted questions about the government's priorities concerning disabled people.

Introducing third-party insurance for motorised wheelchairs was an example of an increasingly litigious society and could impair the mobility of disabled people who could not afford to pay, he said.