To all those complaining about the new parking regime in Brighton and Hove, the answer is quite simple: Get a disabled parking badge.

They seem to be freely available to anyone with a hint of a cold or a chipped fingernail and, sometimes, it appears they come as standard with some of the more expensive cars.

With one of these magical tokens, you can still park free all day, seven days a week in the city centre, wherever you like, be it a resident bay, voucher bay or even double yellow lines.

I've seen this feat performed by one driver who appears to have no mobility problems every day since the new regime started - that's quite a good sum saved already, even if she had to pay for the badge.

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