Disability advocates say a change in culture is needed to deter opportunistic motorists from pinching disabled parking bays.
"But I think that if it was someone driving themselves then it's quite likely that they'd just end up going home or missing their doctors' appointments," she said.Julie Waylen is the WA state manager for the National Disability Service and praised the Shire of Augusta Margaret River for stressing the importance of the issue and hoped that more local governments would follow suit.
But Ms Waylen wanted to see better strategies in place, including stronger awareness, education campaigns, and a tougher fine enforcement regime.
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