The 77-year-old father of a disabled woman has called for a change in parking laws after he was given a ticket for leaving his car in a pedestrian area for just two minutes.

Robert Stone, from Bellingdon Road, Chesham, parked in Market Square, Aylesbury on the morning of August 13 in order to take his daughter to get her phone repaired from the Vodafone store.

Mr Stone’s daughter, Linda (44), has problems with walking and speech as a result of four strokes and a heart attack.

He was given a ticket by a traffic warden despite having a disability Blue Badge on show in the car.

The father contested the fine with Bucks County Council (BCC) and wrote to Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan.

Mr Stone begrudgingly paid the £35 ticket (reduced from £70 if paid within 14 days) but was left frustrated by the situation and the response of BCC.

“We’re extremely upset - Bucks County Council have got no heart,” said Mr Stone.

“You’ve got to have some leeway. Any decent person would have said we will cancel the ticket.

“I would like to see a change in the law. Disabled people should be able to park anywhere that is not dangerous to do so.”

Mrs Gillan wrote to Mark Shaw, Cabinet Member for Transportation at BCC, who said that, while he was sympathetic to Mr Stone’s plight, they have a “robust statutory policy” with regards to parking.

Dan Elworthy, Transport for Buckinghamshire, told the Bucks Free Press: “Whist we sympathise with this situation, there are national guidelines for the use of Blue Badges and where they allow vehicles displaying them to park, which we fully implement.

“Unfortunately, the displaying of Blue Badges does not allow for parking in pedestrianised areas, in particular the Market Square in this instance.

“There are dedicated on-street disabled parking bays in Walton Street, Bourbon Street and Kingsbury Square, amongst other locations within Aylesbury.”