Disabled woman ticketed while she slept in her car

A pensioner who suffers from Parkinson’s disease was slapped with a £35 penalty while she slept in her parked car.

The traffic warden dished out the fine to 82-year-old Jean Raine because her orange disabled parking disc had been accidentally displayed upside down.

Miss Raine, who suffers from advanced Parkinson’s disease, was legally parked in a disabled bay but woke to find a ticket stuck to her windscreen. The retired nurse had taken a quick nap in her Vauxhall Corsa after complaining of feeling unwell during a trip to Kendal.



She said: “I cannot understand why the parking attendant didn’t wake me up. I wouldn’t have got a ticket then.”

A council spokesman said:“We do not comment on individual cases. If anyone feels they have reason to challenge a penalty charge notice then they can appeal to the council in the first instance, followed by an appeal to an independent tribunal if they choose.

“Guidance notes issued with the badge and parking disc clearly state that it should be clearly and correctly displayed at all times.”