LETTER: Wrong to charge Blue Badge users

My 86 year old father went to Horsham Hospital to visit it friend. He is disabled and has a Blue Badge displayed on his car.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th May 2013, 11:50 BST

He parked in a disabled bay but on return found he had a penalty charge on his car.

On making enquiries I have found that even with a Blue Badge, if you are displaying road tax you need to pay to park in this hospital.

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My father was unaware of this and did not see or read any signs, as he rightly assumed that a marked disabled bay was an invitation for a badge holder to park. I also believe that a marked bay implies that you can park for free.

It is not easy to get a Blue Badge, and rightly so. I believe the operators of this car park to be morally wrong to over-rule a Blue Badge with petty rules designed to raise revenue.

I can think of no other car park that does this to elderly disabled people.

PETER HILL

Reedham Crescent, Cliffe Woods, Rochester