Council to increase checks on selfish drivers snatching disabled bays without blue badge

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PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThe man, whose wife suffers from motor neurone disease (MND), was forced to park in the spot as a van driver had snatched the disabled space beside it.He appealed the ticket but was told the fine still stood.Elected members unanimously agreed to a motion lodged by Councillor McCartin calling for wardens to keep tabs on the number of greedy badgeless drivers and strengthen enforcement.Councillor McCartin told the virtual chamber: "This issue was raised to me by a man who got a parking ticket in New Street."He was in a loading bay because the disabled bay beside it was taken by a deliveryman and every other space was taken."His wife has MND and cannot be put out of the car to find her own way to.