St Cyrus resident Allan Robertson said that the council had promised raised kerbs would be installed at four key bus stops in Montrose town centre by the end of the 2007/08 financial year to allow easy access for wheelchairs, but that's not happened and Mr Robertson said that's because money given to the council by the Scottish Government's disabled society to carry out the work was spent elsewhere.

Mr Robertson works in Montrose as an advisor for the Citizen's Advice Bureau and takes the bus into the town every day. As he suffers from ataxia, he has difficulty with his balance and co-ordination and requires a mobility scooter to get about.

Boarding the bus at St Cyrus isn't a problem as Aberdeenshire Council fitted raised kerbs there last year, but departing the bus in Montrose is a little more difficult as there are no raised kerbs. That can mean asking another passenger or the bus driver for assistance, which can be embarrassing and difficult.

But Mr Robertson said that could be avoided if the council had followed through on a promise to install the kerbs by April 1.

He said: "I phoned Angus Council about it last summer and I was promised that these kerbs would be installed.

"They have to put raised kerbs at the bus stops so people can just drive on and off. If it's not there it means you've got to get help to get on and off.

"According to the council's Chris Boyle, they received the money to do it from the disabled society, but they've used the money for something else. That's not right – they should have to spend the money on what they get it for."

In his letter to Mr Robertson dated November 1, 2007, Angus Council's transport officer Chris Boyle said: "I can confirm that the four main stops in Montrose High Street will have these kerbs installed before the end of the current financial year.

"It is hoped that should finance be available in 2008/2009 that additional key bus stops in and around Montrose will be upgraded."

A spokesperson for Angus Council said that no money was given to them to carry out the installation of the raised kerbs and that the funding was in fact met from within their own allocated spend. It is anticipated that work to install the kerbs should be completed next month.

The spokesperson said: "A tender has been awarded for these works and the contractor involved has also been working on the installation of dropped kerbs.

"Although we had hoped the work would be undertaken by the end of the financial year, a slippage of timescale has meant the work was delayed. We expect the work to be completed next month.

"This work is funded from within the council's allocated spend and is not financed by a disabled charity."