A disabled Scot returned home after a nightmare spell in hospital, where he nearly died three times, to find double yellow lines painted outside his flat
. Joseph Thompson spent months in hospital after developing pneumonia and later sepsis.
But once he arrived home, he noticed double yellow lines had been painted in front of and behind his car due to the rollout of the council's controlled parking zones in the area. As he was in hospital, he says he was unaware that his parking space would be taken away. "I got out of hospital and noticed that in front and behind my car outside my flat had been painted with double yellows, with cones either side of my car. I park right outside as I can't make it all the way up the hill to the only other location I'm guaranteed a space."I applied for a disabled parking spot outside and I heard back saying they couldn't process the application without documents proving it's my car and proof that I pay council tax.
Joseph says he has been close to giving up his car. The nearest disabled spot is at the top of the street but he cannot walk to it as it is uphill. He has also been working with his support worker to apply for a disabled parking spot outside his flat. "I know the new zones are to stop people abandoning their cars for the day and going into the city but this is a quiet area. All the people parked here live here.
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