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From icBerkshire 01.11.05

THE WIFE of a disabled Priestwood man targeted by anti-4x4 protesters has slammed the anonymous person who put a fake parking ticket on her husband's car.

Terrance Eglington, 56, has one-and-a-half discs missing from his back after an accident as a mechanic 27 years ago when he was pushing a truck.

He drives the 4x4 because it is easier for him to get into, so he was stunned when he turned on his windscreen wipers last Monday morning and saw the ticket flapping about.

The ticket was in a waterproof fixed penalty notice bag from the London borough of Hillingdon, but the ticket itself was not linked to the area's council.

The spoof tickets, which highlight the environmental problems posed by uneconomical 4x4s, are available on anti-4x4 websites.

But it enraged Darlene Eglington, 59, because she says her husband has a need for a larger car.

Mrs Eglington said: "These people don't know my husband from Adam because they clearly don't know why he has a 4x4. It is not for doing the school run, it is for his back.

"I was just so angry when I saw it. The people who left it didn't even have the guts to leave a number on the ticket for us to respond to them. I would love to know who it was."

Bracknell Forest Borough Council's environment leader

Cllr Terry Mills said people had a right to both own the car they want and to disagree with other people's choice in cars.

However, he said opinions should be expressed without causing harassment to others.

He said if people chose to drive an uneconomical car that was their choice, and said the borough council would only get involved if road users were not behaving responsibly in their cars.

The peaceful protest group Alliance Against Urban 4x4s was unavailable for comment.



 Unavailable for comment. That's a good one that is.
 :?

Disco Geordie:
thats a disgrace, not surpised the "alliance " refused to comment

muddyweb:
IMHO, it's a disgrace anyway.  What difference does it make that the guy is disabled ?

Small-minded, bigoted fools who believe they have the right to tell people what they are "allowed" to drive.

Sheddy:
Found this on the back of the father in laws Disco

jnoshea:
The anit urban 4x4 alliance is NEVER available for comment.  They have never ever responded to any of my emails. I am sure it's because they have absolutely no idea of what they are talking about and are scared to engage in an intelligent debate.  These guys are even more cowardly than Greenpeace, who at least had the decency to reply, even though they decided to ignore everythin I said.

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