[A] multiple choice question starts this post today.

Which council is so poor it cannot afford to give unrestricted free parking for the disabled?

Is it:

1. Corby (struggling to survive without its steelworks)
2. Doncaster (having lost much of the engineering)
3. Merthyr Tydfil (now coal mining has ceased)
4. Westminster (one of the wealthiest places on earth)

The answer is to be found at the bottom of this post.

You see I was reading the information booklet about using a disabled Blue Badge for parking restrictions. Most councils waive their parking charges for the first 2 hours as a concession to the disabled.

The cost in lost revenue must be miniscule when compared to their total revenue. But for some authorities it would appear that the financial burden is too great.

Statistics show that Westminster Council now collects more income from parked cars than from ratepayers, so they are hardly likely to reduce this income stream. They do, magnanimously, provide a number of bays for Blue Badge holders, and provide a leaflet showing where these bays are located.

The answer is: The London boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, the City of Westminster, the City of London and part of Camden, just hang your heads in shame.