I READ with interest your article on Tracie Sampson and the disabled sticker she had been refused (You're not disabled enough, The Press, April 28).
I was of the opinion that disabled stickers were to allow someone disabled to park nearer to the establishment so they didn't have to walk too far.
It seems to me that this lady has nothing wrong with her legs and can, therefore, traverse a car park with no difficulty.
It really is a joke when someone wants to take advantage of these stickers for their own convenience. It is a common occurrence to see what looks like a perfectly able person displaying these badges and parking in these spaces. But I had an experience where a lady in a wheelchair approached me and asked me to reverse her car out of an ordinary space so she could get into it. When I asked her why she hadn't parked in a disabled space she said they were all taken. Perhaps they were full of people who could easily have walked.
I am pleased that the local council has finally decided there is a criterion to meet and see fit to implement these rules.
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