Another unsuspecting blue badge holder has been issued a £100 fine after parking on Bolton market's car park. Bolton Council has again stressed that although there are disabled bays marked out on the car park - parking is not free. And say the authority has received a number of complaints about the issue.
The Bolton News reported last month that a pensioner has had to fork out almost £200 in parking fines after parking on Ashburner Street car park. Now Veronica Cunliffe, age 57, from Halliwell , who is a blue badge holder says she was issued a £100 fine by NCP after parking at the market on Thursday (October 10). READ MORE: Pensioner fined £200 for parking in Bolton town centre Bolton parking fines bring in over £1m for council Veronica suffers from bad legs, a bad back, asthma, arthritis in her spine and lymphedema in both of her legs which require her to wear compressions every four months.
Veronica also struggles with her mental health , which she alleges makes it challenging for her to leave the house. (Image: Veronica Cunliffe) She said she kept her blue badge on full display, with her parking fine arriving almost a month later Thursday (November 1). She said: “Since my mum died last year, my depression has been on the floor.
I struggle to leave the house and only manage to get a few hours outdoors per week. (Image: Leah Collins) “It was a challenge to get out – but I had an appointment I needed to get to. I thought I’d be brave and parked in the market.
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