§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the fact that all authorities concerned operate a pass system for disabled drivers when using parking meters in the area in which they work or reside; and whether he will discuss with the authorities concerned the possibility of introducing a national universally acceptable form of exemption certificates for this purpose to be used in any part of the country by such disabled persons.
§ Mr. MarshThe yellow car badges issued under the National Car Badge Scheme for Disabled Drivers now receive almost universal recognition regardless of which authority issued them originally, and they are covered by formal exemptions in traffic orders.
As far as I am aware, it is only in the Inner London Boroughs, where the pressure on parking space is severe, that the authorities concerned have found it necessary to limit the exemption from parking meter charges and time limits to those disabled drivers who live or work in the area.