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| MSPs to pass disabled parking law | MSPs to pass disabled parking law |
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| Legislation which would see people fined for wrongly parking in disabled bays is expected to be passed by MSPs. | Legislation which would see people fined for wrongly parking in disabled bays is expected to be passed by MSPs. |
| The plans were brought to the Scottish Parliament by Labour MSP for Dumbarton, Jackie Baillie, who said the rules needed to be tightened. | The plans were brought to the Scottish Parliament by Labour MSP for Dumbarton, Jackie Baillie, who said the rules needed to be tightened. |
| Currently, 85% of disabled parking bays are not legally enforceable. | Currently, 85% of disabled parking bays are not legally enforceable. |
| The Disabled Persons' Parking Places Bill would see anyone using a disabled parking place without a blue badge fined up to £60. | The Disabled Persons' Parking Places Bill would see anyone using a disabled parking place without a blue badge fined up to £60. |
| Ms Baillie said the change would make it easier for councils to designate bays as disabled. | Ms Baillie said the change would make it easier for councils to designate bays as disabled. |
| If anyone uses my parking space in my absence there's nothing really that I can do about it Bobby CampbellBlue badge holder The proposals would also require local authorities to work with the owners and operators of private car parks - such as supermarkets and out of town shopping centres - to negotiate an agreement to make disabled parking places in these car parks enforceable. | |
| Holyrood's local government committee earlier heard concerns from councils about the paperwork, costs and time it would take to implement the new law - but it concluded there was a need to clamp down on the abuse of disabled parking spaces. | Holyrood's local government committee earlier heard concerns from councils about the paperwork, costs and time it would take to implement the new law - but it concluded there was a need to clamp down on the abuse of disabled parking spaces. |
| Bobby Campbell, a wheelchair user from Glasgow, has a specially adapted car. | |
| He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Before, when I had an ordinary vehicle, I had to have somebody with me all the time so it's just given me a complete freedom. | |
| "If anyone uses my parking space in my absence there's nothing really that I can do about it apart from asking them if they would mind moving their vehicle so I can get in there." |