Should drivers who park in disability spots lose their licences?

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Should drivers who park in disability spots lose their licences?
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A Brisbane woman believes the key to stopping people parking in allocated disability parks is to attach demerit points to the offence.

A Brisbane woman believes the key to preventing people parking in allocated disability parks is to threaten to take their licences.The Queensland Government is considering increasing fines as part of a review of the disability parking scheme

A disability advocate says bigger fines aren't enough to discourage drivers from doing the wrong thingElisha Wright, the founder of disability advocacy group No Permit, No Park, is campaigning to have the laws changed when it comes to people parking in disability spots.

The Government has recently spoken to stakeholders, including Ms Wright, about what should be implemented. One of the proposed changes is doubling the fine for illegally parking in a disabled spot from $266 to $522."We have increased the fine before, from $44 to $220, and at that time the infringements almost doubled — so we need to see more done on the penalty itself," she said.for a permit, but this bill should make them eligible to apply."

If it is made, that change would bring Queensland into line with New South Wales and the ACT, which currently include legal blindness as a criteria in their permit schemes.Ms Wright said a number of global studies had shown that traffic offences are more likely to not occur if there is the risk of incurring demerit points.

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