THE father of a disabled child has said he was “really annoyed” to see the Lord Mayor of York’s car parked in disabled bays at a York hotel.

The limo, with personalised number plate DN1, is used to take the Lord Mayor Cllr Keith Orrell to civic engagements.

A resident, who asked not to be named, said he saw reserved notices for the car had been stuck on top of disabled signs on two parking spaces at the Principal Hotel this morning, Monday.

He said: “It really annoys me. At the end of the day they should say this is a disabled space.

“It just wound me up because it’s the Lord Mayor - if it’s an emergency service vehicle in a rush, then fair enough, but these spaces had been specifically reserved. Why is it acceptable when there are plenty of other spaces?”

He added that he had called the Mansion House and was told the Lord Mayor is not disabled.

A spokesman for City of York Council said the Principal Hotel had allocated the space to the Lord Mayor’s car because of the large size of the vehicle to make sure no entrances or exits would be blocked.

He added that other disabled parking spaces were available.

The Lord Mayor's car, a Volvo Nilsson Limousine, has been used by successive Lord Mayors since 2015. The personalised DN1 numberplate was a gift to the city.