A local developer is putting in a number of car parking spaces reserved
for disabled users in a staffed multi-storey car park in a prestigious new
development. At a consultation meeting recently we discussed the issue of
abuse of the reserved spaces. He said that he was just about to negotiate
with the prospective parking management company and would think about
whether there was any way he could use that contract to help enforcement.
In the spirit of co-operation – and so he doesn’t forget! – I would like
to be able to offer him help in his negotiations. Does anyone know of any
cases or any real-life examples where commercial contracts with car
parking management companies have included requirements or performance
measures for tackling this sort of abuse?
In my naivety it would seem that the best way to ensure enthusiastic
policing of spaces reserved for disabled users is to make it financially
disadvantageous for the car park management to neglect it. Experience may
have proved otherwise.
Peter Bates
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