Man City claim disabled parking charges were a trial to boost occupancy - as club moves to refundable scheme in bid to alleviate fan concerns
Daily MailMANCHESTER CITY will bring in a refundable deposit scheme for disabled car parking to calm fears of match-going fans having to pay hundreds of pounds to park outside the Etihad Stadium this season. Man City have moved to a refundable deposit scheme for disabled car parking at the Etihad City have now stated that Ipswich was a trial to find out whether a fee worked in making sure the places were filled on a match day, and that they planned to implement a deposit scheme if it proved successful. Nearly £2,500 has been raised by supporters to help disabled fans to recoup charges The Football Supporters’ Association and a wide range of City fan groups had earlier condemned what was labelled a ‘disability tax’. The club’s former disabled supporters’ representative, Mark Todd, claimed that ‘those responsible at City should hang their heads in shame’.
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