AN ELDERLY islander with mobility problems on her way back from hospital has slammed ‘unfair parking restrictions’ at an Oban supermarket, after she faced a fine for exceeding its one-and-a-half hour time limit, writes Sandy Neil.
The 71-year-old resident of the Isle of Coll, who cannot walk without a stick, was visiting Glasgow to see her cancer consultant and stopped at Oban’s Aldi store on the way back to stock up on goods she cannot buy on the island.
She recalled: ‘The shelves in the store had changed and finding things was not easy. The bill came to £164.51. I packed everything into my vehicle which took me a good 20 minutes with the weather still against me. It is so lovely to get fresh fruit and vegetables, and so different to tinned food.