August, 2020
__________ __________ MP
Houses of Parliament
Westminster
London SW1A 0AA

Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms ______ ______
I am not a disabled person, but I am very concerned that in the present pandemic the rights and
needs of disabled people are being overlooked when it comes to car parking. Many companies have
closed their disabled parking bays in order to provide additional space for queueing.
Shops are the prime example. The disabled parking bays are close to shop entrances. Previously disabled people could park in these extra wide bays, and be inside a shop within a short while.

Without those bays, the only option is to park in the main car park, with a long journey to reach the shop. That is often impossible. The normal parking bays are not wide enough to provide a safe exit and entrance to a vehicle. This means disabled people cannot go shopping at all, thanks to the indifference and lack of thought which has gone into the new arrangements.
One example of this is when I visited ______ ______ Department Store in ______ ______ All the disabled bays were cordoned off to allow for Covid queueing.

It is not just shops and businesses who are guilty. Some councils are also removing disabled bays from on street parking on council property. One example of this is ______ ______
The attitude seems to be: “I’ve got to make changes so we can get rid of the disabled parking spaces.
That won’t cost us anything!”

The rights of people with disabilities are being breached and no-one seems to care! I hope you can persuade business owners to re-think their actions and look after the needs of disabled people.

This is my name, address and telephone number:





Yours sincerely,