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Wibbles
Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,642 Pioneering
edited January 6 in Disability rights and campaigning
I am fed up with people parking their vehicles, thoughlessly on pavements totally blocking my path and also the lack of dropped kerbs that mean that I cannot get to where I want to go without a considerable diversion - I  asked my local councillor for help a few months ago and was told that a lack of money prevented any dropped kerbs from being constructed... despite the dropped kerbs being MANDATORY.
He even suggested that I might want to pay for it myself !!
This particular missing dropped kerb is some 1/2 mile from my house.
I was wondering what would happen if I was to, accidentally scratch the side of a car - if it was blocking my wheelchair access ?
Anybody else in a similar position ?
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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,048 Disability Gamechanger
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    TL;DR Unless things have changed its a case of you both being in the wrong but police probably wouldn't care to prosecute you because it would make them look bad.

    My Dad when he was a PC was given a job where exactly this happened to a guy with a Ferrari. Old lady on motorised wheelchair scraped down the entire side of it.

    He told Ferrari guy ... yes I can prosecute her ... but I would also have to prosecute you for your parking ...

    (Not to mention how would the police look for prosecuting a disabled person trying to go about their daily business?)

    Ferrari guy decided to drop accusation. :D 
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  • Sunny_D
    Sunny_D Community member Posts: 13 Listener
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    Isn't it this kind of issue that you pay your council tax for?
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  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,796 Disability Gamechanger
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    In defence of councils around 32 of them are either bankrupt or on the verge of bankruptcy due to year after year of cuts in support from central govt. @Wibbles can you find an alternative route?
    2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡

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  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,642 Pioneering
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    Sunny_D said:
    Isn't it this kind of issue that you pay your council tax for?
    Yes it certainly is
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  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,642 Pioneering
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    woodbine said:
    In defence of councils around 32 of them are either bankrupt or on the verge of bankruptcy due to year after year of cuts in support from central govt. @Wibbles can you find an alternative route?
    No there isn't an alternative way to cross that road
    The post office is by the junction 
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