Disabled parking

Disabled Parking.This problem still exists in Swanage. There are folk that persistently park in the disabled slots around the town, and do it quite blatantly, with little regard for those that are desperate for a place to park. I have heard the excuse I was only there for a minute! But is that minute that should a disabled person be arriving? There is nowhere for them to go…I realise that the Traffic Wardens seem to be none existent in the town, and therefore unable to do anything about it. I have been told there are Traffic Wardens here? but to date since they “privatised” it I have only seen one since then. It there are some seen around? please post a comment. Two things to be wary of; there has been a law enacted that makes fraudulent use of disabled parking liable to a fine of £1000.00. That law, although passed, has not been made active in England. Two, apparently the disabled have been having there own back in parts of the Country. It appears that in places, the motorist has returned to their vehicle to find their car door locks have been “Superglued” That is a something that is way over the top. But a friend of mine who lives in that area, wrote this observationThey take notice when their locks are superglued and stare threateningly at any OAPs in the vicinity as it is fairly well known who does it! They stare not quite so threateningly at big, old, fat OAPs carrying a walking stick with a point on the end, and even less threateningly at aggressive looking big, old, fat, ugly etc...Dancing Ledge.

--Posted by Anonymous to swanage view at 9/16/2005 11:45:50 AM