AS one of Burnley's many disabled drivers, might I say that I am appalled that anyone supposedly in charge of the situation has had the temerity to suggest that taxi cabs might be permitted to park in spaces presently designated for the disabled in Yorkshire Street.

Disabled persons car parking spaces are at a premium when one considers, as the powers-that-be quite obviously have not, the numbers of disabled car users in Burnley plus those from further afield.

Such spaces are far too few at the present time and if reduced still further will drive us to shop in places where the disabled are recognised as people and not as objects of scorn.

I would remind those in authority that we are a significant part of the electorate and, as such, our views should be sought and very seriously considered.

The year of the disabled was, I believe, 1981, yet we are still having to fight for our rights in such things as parking and in a lot of cases access - so why are the powers-that-be still dragging their feet in Burnley?

Why are the taxi cabs not using the rank on Red Lion Street, opposite the Thompson Centre? Why are they permitted to park on double yellow lines? And why are they permitted to double park and park so as to obstruct rights of way such as Keirby Walk. What are the police doing about the situation apart from ignoring it?

'DISABLED,' Burnley, name and address supplied

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