2 weeks Ago By Tom Duffy
A DISABLED driver who parks in the same place everyday was slapped with a fine thanks to an "invisible bay." Glasgow nurse Isobel McCrossan, 67, displayed her blue badge as per usual in Carlton Place when she parked up on January 4. 2 Isobel's blue badge was clearly displayed on the dashboard Credit: Media Scotland 2 The nurse argued that the bay was not clearly marked on the road Credit: Media Scotland But when she returned to her car she was horrified to find a ticket had been placed on the windscreen.
Despite an appeal Glasgow City Council found that the hard working nurse was parked within the designated bay. But Isobel said that the bay's lines had faded over time and were impossible to make out. The blue badge scheme was launched in 1970 and around 2.
4million disabled people in England have one. The badge allows them to park free of charge in pay and display bays. Blue badge are eligible to park in bays but holders still must obey the rules of the road and not park illegally because, as the government website states, the badge is "not a licence to park anywhere".
Isobel told Glasgow Live : "I parked up where I usually do. "The lines are so bad on the bay that I couldn't see the front of it. I have a blue badge so I am entitled to park there.
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