Stop illegal parking at schools in and around Aberystwyth


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/ #8 Well done

2016-01-08 07:54

Well done to you for doing this, as a parent of a disabled child with mobility issues, I had permission from the school, the education and the civil enforcement dept to park in the school bus lane which I never did (mainly because I couldnt get close) but when he travelled by registered taxi the taxi drivers were hurled abuse in front of my child for parking outside the school even though the taxi was paid to park there one abuser was the driver of a minibus who was privately paid for by parents who felt he had more right to be in the bus lane than anyone whom I later discovered after complaining that because he was paid for by parents he had no rights what so ever to be parked in the bus lane.  I later took over taking my child to school with all the rights of his taxi, on one occassion it had been freezing tempratures and ice everywhere and with mobilty issues my child would never have made it from our usual parking spot so I took the plunge and parked in the bus lane plenty of room left for the buses and a grandmother also parked in the bus lane got out of her car and hurled abuse at me I explained I had permission to be there because of my son and not so politely told me she didnt give a damn that my child was disabled that I should allow other parents to park in the bus lane, yes for many children falling on ice coz damage or hurt but if my child were too fall on ice with his condition then it could do more damage to him.  When the grandmother came back out of school she again hurled more abuse at me.  I did go into school and explain what had happened and why I had parked there and was informed that I had every right to be there and that to ignore what had happened and that they would get me something from the education to put in my car to show I can be parked there.  I didnt want it I just didnt like the abuse and didnt like the attitude of a person who shouldnt have been there to start with but felt she had the right.