Dear Colin Paterson

Thank you for your email.

South Somerset District Council do not consider this to be a valid FOI
request as you have not described the information that you are requesting.

In regards to your request relating to non-Blue Badge holders parking in
car park spaces marked for disabled customers outside of Pure Gym at the
Houndstone Business Park, as this is private land, SSDC do not have any
car parking enforcement rights. You will need to contact the land owner in
regards to this matter.

Yours sincerely

Zoe Rodgers

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

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From: CP <[4][FOI #892788 email]>
Sent: 31 August 2022 10:23
To: Freedom Of Information <[5][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Parking in Disabled Parking
spaces

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Dear South Somerset District Council,

I am a disabled driver - who cannot walk more than a few feet and
appreciate the provision of disabled parking spaces being provided near to
the entrance to shops for which I have a BLUE BADGE.

However - these valuable parking spaces are missused on many occasions -
including those outside PURE GYM at Houndstone business park - by a brand
new TESLA in particular

This car regularly parks outside PURE GYM ! The driver clearly is
concerned more that his glossy new car won't be scratched by using a
normal parking space than he is about genuine disabled drivers not being
able to park !

As you are, I hope, aware - parking in a designated disabled person’s
parking place without displaying a valid disabled person’s blue badge in
the prescribed manner (both on and off-street, PCN codes 40 and 87) is
ILLEGAL !

Can you please ensure that these parking spaces are left for the people
that need them

Yours faithfully,

Colin Paterson

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