A joint Asda-TCP initiative to combat abuse of disabled and parent & child spaces has proved very successful.
During the first week of a trial in seven Asda stores, there was a 60% rise in availability of spaces and a customer approval rating of 93%. The initiative has now been rolled out nationwide.
“The scheme has made people aware it is an offence to park in disabled and parent & child bays,” said TCP MD Bernie Dickson. “The key to success was consistent enforcement across all the problem sites.”
TCP is now tackling space abuse at the Ards shopping centre in Northern Ireland and the Braehead shopping centre near Glasgow. Braehead may set a template for other retail parks in Scotland ahead of the forthcoming Disabled Persons Parking Bill.
