A former paramedic has revealed that he had a man's car towed after he refused to move out of his neighbour's disabled parking space and was restricting access for emergency services. The man, who was known for parking in the specialist spot, had been in a quarrel with his neighbour over parking for some time.
He wrote: "We got a call to a house where there was a bariatric patient who had fallen. The patient was morbidly obese and weighed around 30 stone. This story isn't really about them though. There are many reasons people get to this size and I've never judged, only helped. "Sure enough, the neighbour was not only parked in the disabled spot but had parked a second car blocking access to the patient's driveway. I assessed the patient and suspected they had a broken hip, so needed to go in.
The paramedic added: "The fire service was the first to arrive and I spoke to the crew commander to let them know what the situation was. A fireman went to the house to ask the neighbour to move the car and was told the same as my colleague.