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| Bill to tackle parking bay abuse | Bill to tackle parking bay abuse |
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| A proposal to prevent people from abusing disabled persons' parking spaces has been introduced to Holyrood. | A proposal to prevent people from abusing disabled persons' parking spaces has been introduced to Holyrood. |
| Under the member's bill, drawn up by Labour backbencher Jackie Baillie MSP, all parking bays reserved for disabled drivers would be legally enforceable. | Under the member's bill, drawn up by Labour backbencher Jackie Baillie MSP, all parking bays reserved for disabled drivers would be legally enforceable. |
| Ms Baillie wants a standardised system across Scotland and says local councils should keep proceeds of the £30 fines to encourage them to enforce the law. | |
| A public consultation on the bill is to run until 26 February. | A public consultation on the bill is to run until 26 February. |
| Currently, 85% of on-street and residential disabled parking bays are advisory - painted with white lines rather than yellow. | |
| Ms Baillie said this was due to the bureaucracy and cost involved and meant anyone could park in them without the risk of being penalised. | Ms Baillie said this was due to the bureaucracy and cost involved and meant anyone could park in them without the risk of being penalised. |
| Put simply, but powerfully, one disabled person said to me 'if you want my bay, have my disability too' Jackie Baillie MSP | Put simply, but powerfully, one disabled person said to me 'if you want my bay, have my disability too' Jackie Baillie MSP |
| Under the Disabled Persons Parking (Scotland) Bill, all disabled parking bays, regardless of whether they are in town centres, supermarket car parks or residential areas, would be legally enforceable. | Under the Disabled Persons Parking (Scotland) Bill, all disabled parking bays, regardless of whether they are in town centres, supermarket car parks or residential areas, would be legally enforceable. |
| The MSP for Dumbarton said too many able-bodied drivers failed to consider the consequences of their actions when they parked in a disabled parking bay. | The MSP for Dumbarton said too many able-bodied drivers failed to consider the consequences of their actions when they parked in a disabled parking bay. |
| "Many disabled drivers feel that their rights are not respected and the impact of being unable to use a bay is not understood," she said. | "Many disabled drivers feel that their rights are not respected and the impact of being unable to use a bay is not understood," she said. |
| "Put simply, but powerfully, one disabled person said to me 'if you want my bay, have my disability too'. | |
| "We need to act now to send out the message that abusing disabled persons parking is unacceptable." | "We need to act now to send out the message that abusing disabled persons parking is unacceptable." |
| The bill is being backed by a number of leading disability organisations including the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), Inclusion Scotland and the Scottish Disability Equality Forum (SDEF). | The bill is being backed by a number of leading disability organisations including the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), Inclusion Scotland and the Scottish Disability Equality Forum (SDEF). |