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�28/1/04 - Good News for supermarket shoppers!
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�50 fine for bay abusers
Following
a survey for the RAC Foundation which found that 500 people (14% of drivers
questioned) admitted abusing disabled bays, two major supermarket chains
have begun fining non-disabled people who abuse disabled parking bays in a
clampdown on misuse.
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Tesco
and Asda have launched nationwide trials to punish drivers without a blue
badge who use disabled bays. Tesco is running the trial in 20 stores and
charges �50, reduced to �25 if fines are paid within 14 days.
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The
ASDA trial covers 100 stores, and the fine is �40, which is reduced to �20
if paid within ten days.
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Both
stores say non-payers will risk being taken to court. An Asda spokesperson
said: "This is behaviour which cannot be tolerated."
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Contact
your local store for further details and see if they are taking part, and if
they aren’t try and persuade them to do so!��
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