Below I have issued a Press Release regarding the consultation on proposed Blue Badge parking charges in Wrexham.  The deadline for this consultation is 29th March 2018.  To respond to the consultation please click here.

This really is our final chance to have our say.  It is very annoying because the consultation results will probably not change anything but it is important that we go on record in opposing the introduction of parking charges that won’t even produce a profit for at least two years.

Even when such charges are introduced, the fight will be far from over.  Wrexham council have not heard the last of this…

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Local disability rights activist Nathan Lee Davies has slammed Wrexham Council’s handling of the consultation on the introduction of Parking Charges for Blue Badge holders.

The decision of Wrexham Council to introduce car parking charges has been criticised by disability rights activists and opposition councillors.

Nathan Lee Davies stated:

I wish this consultation was not taking place but it is.

It is therefore essential that the consultation procedure is fair and the relevant documents can be accessed by all members of the community, especially those directly affected.

Half way through the consultation, there is still no link of the Council’s website to the actual documents outlining the proposed changes. The website says nothing about how local residents can see the paperwork.

· Wrexham Council has refused to send paper or electronic copies to the documents to local residents who have asked for them.

· Wrexham Council have clearly no understanding of the needs of disabled people in Wrexham who wish to access the documents.

· Wrexham Council should halt this consultation and rerun it with full access for all to the documents.

Further information is available from Nathan Lee Davies: nathandavies01@hotmail.com