Written Question · S2W-17843 · Session 2
What action it will take in order to address the issue of vehicle drivers not in possession of a blue badge parking their vehicles in parki…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take in order to address the issue of vehicle drivers not in possession of a blue badge parking their vehicles in parking spaces that are clearly marked as being for the use of blue badge holders and their associated vehicles only.
The answer
We are determined to tacklethe unacceptable abuse of disabled parking spaces.
Scotland introduced the Power To Inspect Legislation on 1 January 2004,which is designed to tackle the abuse of the Blue Badge Scheme by able-bodiedmembers of the public, who deliberately forge, tamper or steal blue badges.This law applies to all disabled parking bays protected by a Traffic RegulationOrder (TRO) which are implemented by the local councils in Scotland.
In addition to the Power toInspect Legislation, the Executive has also been holding talks with the mainsupermarket chains to discuss solutions and ideas to prevent the unacceptableabuse of disabled parking bays in supermarket and retail park car parks. As aresult of these initial talks, my officials are now discussing with a number ofsupermarket chains, pilot schemes to identify the most effective ways ofaddressing the problems of off-street parking for disabled people.
I am pleased to say that wehave had a positive response to our discussions and we will be progressing thisover the coming months.
Scotland introduced the Power To Inspect Legislation on 1 January 2004,which is designed to tackle the abuse of the Blue Badge Scheme by able-bodiedmembers of the public, who deliberately forge, tamper or steal blue badges.This law applies to all disabled parking bays protected by a Traffic RegulationOrder (TRO) which are implemented by the local councils in Scotland.
In addition to the Power toInspect Legislation, the Executive has also been holding talks with the mainsupermarket chains to discuss solutions and ideas to prevent the unacceptableabuse of disabled parking bays in supermarket and retail park car parks. As aresult of these initial talks, my officials are now discussing with a number ofsupermarket chains, pilot schemes to identify the most effective ways ofaddressing the problems of off-street parking for disabled people.
I am pleased to say that wehave had a positive response to our discussions and we will be progressing thisover the coming months.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-17843 by reference.