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Disabled bay parkers face fines

12.00.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Tue 22nd Jan 2008

Two Asda supermarkets in Swindon are to introduce £60 fines for drivers who park in disabled bays without displaying the relevant badge. The policy comes into force at the Wiltshire stores on the North Orbital road and in West Swindon on 4 February.

Special parking wardens will enforce the scheme at the stores. Anyone caught parking in a space they are not entitled to will be asked to move and those who refuse or seriously abuse the system will be fined.

Spokesman Paul Hedley said: "This is not about attendants hiding in bushes. It's about being fair and using a common sense approach." Mr Hedley said that during a trial in Liverpool they were issuing on average one ticket per store per week.

Asda will donate profits from the fines to baby charity Tommy's and the Motability car scheme for the disabled.

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