‘Enforcement is long overdue’: Councillors help resident unable to park in disabled bays at Milton Keynes supermarket
Milton Keynes Liberal Democrat councillors have helped a resident who was unable to park in disabled bays at a supermarket in the city.
Fiona Knight, who is disabled, contacted the Lib Dem councillors for their area after being unable to park in disabled spaces at the Tesco store in Kingston, due to them being occupied by drivers without Blue Badges.
Lib Dem councillors for the Monkston ward Jenni Ferrans and Duncan Banks contacted British Land, who are responsible for enforcing the car park outside the store, in a bid to help Fiona.
The company, which is responsible for managing parking arrangements, has now started fining drivers who are misusing the disabled spaces.
In a social media post thanking the councillors Fiona wrote: “Every time I went to use Kingston car park, the disabled bays were full of people parking without a Blue Badge.
“As a disabled person, this made it almost impossible to park and shop.
“After raising this with Jenni and Duncan, they spoke directly to Tesco and arranged for proper enforcement and fines.
“I’ve now seen people being fined for misusing disabled bays, and it’s made such a difference.
“I honestly can’t thank them enough for taking action.
“To anyone who’s against this - too bad. Disabled bays are for disabled people, and enforcement is long overdue.”
Cllr Banks said: “Everyone deserves equal access to essential services.
“We were glad to help and proud to have delivered this positive change.”
Cllr Ferrans added: “Disabled bays are not a convenience; they are a necessity.
“We’re delighted the owners of the site acted quickly and we were able to help to resolve this issue.”
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