City back down on charging for disabled parking (P6)

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Does that mean FC City of Manchester is on hold again?

Interesting to see the "if they don't turn up" - does that mean that disabled spaces are insufficient for the demand and does the club get "but look at all those empty spaces" complaints?

Ffs I’ve spent all week knitting myself an Ardwick black and white scarf.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Imagine being the person in the boardroom who suggested this? It should have gotten as far as the other directors being shocked and telling the person who thought of it to fuck off.

That didn't happen though, the people we think are decent people in our club thought it was a good idea too.

On a serious note, why should someone get free parking just because they’re disabled?

It’s not the 1800s, we don’t shun disabled people out of society and treat them as outcasts.

Ticket prices to watch city basically filter out poor people to begin with. By definition anyone going to the match isn’t skint so I think it’s reasonable that everyone pays the same for parking.

Wouldn’t it be a better idea for the club to say we’re charging for disabled parking but that income is going to be ringfenced into improving accessibility facilities in the stadium?

 

[mexico1970]

On a serious note, why should someone get free parking just because they’re disabled?

It’s not the 1800s, we don’t shun disabled people out of society and treat them as outcasts.

Ticket prices to watch city basically filter out poor people to begin with. By definition anyone going to the match isn’t skint so I think it’s reasonable that everyone pays the same for parking.

Wouldn’t it be a better idea for the club to say we’re charging for disabled parking but that income is going to be ringfenced into improving accessibility facilities in the stadium?

Do you know what mate I agree with your opening comment but that comment has to be tempered by being concerned for people who have no choice but to use the facility of parking, it's an expense that a fully or partially abled match going fan doesn't have to shoulder., I am more concerned about why they thought that introducing it would be popular and not receive a backlash.

They didn't need to do it, it was just plain nasty IMHO, some **** thought about the best way to squeeze as much money out of match going fans and this is one of the ideas they came up with, I mean it's not like we are short of a few bob.

Incredibly there are some who isolate these decisions from the greater club attributing them to a faceless employee, the chairman ticks most of this shit off and it's appalling.

 

[Dodge]

Well done to all the disabled fans for standing up for their rights.

Ermm...

 

[knuckles]

On a serious note, why should someone get free parking just because they’re disabled?

It’s not the 1800s, we don’t shun disabled people out of society and treat them as outcasts.

Ticket prices to watch city basically filter out poor people to begin with. By definition anyone going to the match isn’t skint so I think it’s reasonable that everyone pays the same for parking.

Wouldn’t it be a better idea for the club to say we’re charging for disabled parking but that income is going to be ringfenced into improving accessibility facilities in the stadium?

I posted this on the on the original thread:

That's true, but according to Scope UK, people living with a disability face extra costs on average of £570 a month as a result of their impairment.

This ‘disability price tag’ costs an average of £6,840 a year; however one in four disabled people pay over £12,000 a year extra due to their condition.

The nature of the extra costs vary significantly across different disabilities, with some of the main costs covering specialist equipment such as wheelchairs, alterations to the home and increased transport costs.

As a result, for every £100 a disabled person earns, their spending power is just £67.

The increased cost of living with a disability, in conjunction with possible reduced working hours, means that disabled people are disproportionately living in poverty. Disabled adults are actually twice as likely as non-disabled adults to live in persistent poverty. Pretty shite state of affairs when you think about it.

 

[East Level 2]

Well done to the various groups who took on this cause and forced the Club to backtrack.
The Club does seem to be almost obsessively focused on extracting every penny of revenue it can from the fans. If they are that desperate to raise £50,000 (my rough estimate of what this proposal would have raised annually) I am sure they can come up with better options that are less of a PR own goal. I could give them plenty of ideas but I won’t.

£50k is a paltry saving when the club has been fined £2M for repeatedly returning to the pitch late after half-time.
It's approximately fuck all in the grand scheme of things. Getting rid of half a dozen stewards per game would save more and would make sense as we seem to have more stewards than any other club in the Prem.

 

[dickie davies]

Ermm...

 

[Manchester33]

I posted this on the on the original thread:

That's true, but according to Scope UK, people living with a disability face extra costs on average of £570 a month as a result of their impairment.

This ‘disability price tag’ costs an average of £6,840 a year; however one in four disabled people pay over £12,000 a year extra due to their condition.

The nature of the extra costs vary significantly across different disabilities, with some of the main costs covering specialist equipment such as wheelchairs, alterations to the home and increased transport costs.

As a result, for every £100 a disabled person earns, their spending power is just £67.

The increased cost of living with a disability, in conjunction with possible reduced working hours, means that disabled people are disproportionately living in poverty. Disabled adults are actually twice as likely as non-disabled adults to live in persistent poverty. Pretty shite state of affairs when you think about it.

This is a great post and emphasises the reasoning behind the campaign.

In the grand scheme of things it's peanuts for the club. Whereas it's a lot of money for the affected fans.

I'd also add that any abled-bodied person has multiple travel options when attending a match. For example, I can pick and choose which carpark I use, or which public transport I'd take based on price. I can walk or cycle. Parking close to the stadium is a luxury for me. For many disabled fans it's a necessity.

 

[I'm not really here]

I posted this on the on the original thread:

That's true, but according to Scope UK, people living with a disability face extra costs on average of £570 a month as a result of their impairment.

This ‘disability price tag’ costs an average of £6,840 a year; however one in four disabled people pay over £12,000 a year extra due to their condition.

The nature of the extra costs vary significantly across different disabilities, with some of the main costs covering specialist equipment such as wheelchairs, alterations to the home and increased transport costs.

As a result, for every £100 a disabled person earns, their spending power is just £67.

The increased cost of living with a disability, in conjunction with possible reduced working hours, means that disabled people are disproportionately living in poverty. Disabled adults are actually twice as likely as non-disabled adults to live in persistent poverty. Pretty shite state of affairs when you think about it.

Fantastic post, some of the views on here are spot on...others, quite worrying.