IN his letter to The Press Nothing Must Get In The Way Of ftr (May 18), Mr Simons may have left the impression that a parking fine would have to be paid by someone who stopped on yellow lines to give assistance to a person who had been taken ill.
This is not the case.
If the reason for the vehicle stopping was immediately obvious to the attendant, no fine would be issued.
If it was not obvious, the fine would be cancelled by administrative staff once the circumstances had been made clear.
In this instance there was nothing obvious, but the attendant did the right thing and warned Mrs Simons prior to her driving away about the offence she had committed, only to be told at that point why she had stopped.
He also pointed out that had she parked a few feet away she would not have obstructed the bus stop.
Whatever the circumstances, the presence of a stationary car obstructing any bus stop - whether used by ftr or not - prevents the bus from getting close to the special kerbs provided to help the disabled, elderly and those with small children.
Peter Evely,
Head of Network Management,
St Leonard's Place,
York.
Updated: 09:48 Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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