A driver suffering from multiple sclerosis had the unpleasant surprise of receiving a fine after parking in the parking lot of a supermarket.
It is in German-speaking Switzerland, in Winterthur, not far from Zurich, in the parking lot of the large retail chain Lidl, that a disabled woman received a fine after parking her vehicle in a space in this reserved parking lot. . to disabled people. However, the vehicle of the sixty-year-old suffering from multiple sclerosis did have her badge proving that she was disabled. Except that, in this parking lot managed by a private company, all places, including those reserved for people with reduced mobility, are authorized for… one hour maximum!
All’s well that ends well
As a result, the victim in question who, because of his severe disability, had taken 1 hour and 42 minutes to do his shopping at Lidl before returning to his car, received, 48 hours later,a fine of 40 Swiss francs to pay (around €42.65) from the private company which manages this Lidl car park. And if indeed a sign (which the driver had not seen) mentions in this parking lot that in the event of exceeding the time allowed a fine will be drawn up, the penalty here, unfair to say the least, received for exceeding the time limit of the vehicle of this disabled person, was finally canceled, while Lidl management apologized to this customer, indicates the Swiss press.
Published on 12/19/2024 at 06:50
