cordoned off and cars had lime-scale deposits from leaking water.All of the car parks had Safer Parking awards, and yet in a real sense, none of them was safe and some of the shortcomings could result in criminal prosecutions. The scheme is in urgent need of a


re-think, and I hope that the BPA will understand the problem before it’s too late.


Homes Fit for Heroes Lance Corporal Johno Lee, 27,


who lost a leg fighting the Taliban, was told he didn’t qualify for a dis- abled parking badge because he might “get better.” Despite the fact that he still suffers


from the after-effects of his injuries and sometimes has to use awheelchair, his application was turned down three times byNottinghamshire council offi- cials, theTelegraph reported. And he was forced to hand over


£800 in parking fines when a council bailiff arrived at his home threatening to take his belongings if he failed to pay.Thiswas because he had parked in disabled spaces without a permit. The first time Lee applied for the


“blue badge,” the County Council told him he was “young and may get bet- ter.” Presumably, the officials assumed that his leg would re-grow if he waited long enough.


The council’s ServiceDirector, Paul


McKay, is quoted as saying: “We are promptly looking into the matter and have arranged for a member of staff to meetMr. Lee to review the situation.We will urgently assess whether Mr. Lee meets the eligibility criteria for a disabled parking badge as laid down by theDepart- ment ofTransport.We will progress this matter as quickly as possible.” Perhaps they should have done


that first? I understand that L/Cpl Lee has now


got his disabled badge, but not an apolo- gy nor his £800. I can’t use the words that I want to describe the behavior of the Council officers concerned; you can probably fill then in yourself.


Peter Guest is Parking Today’s correspondent for all things British and European. He can be reached at peterguestparking@hotmail.co.uk.


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