FAST food giant McDonald's has agreed to move a speed hump after action by the Shafton mother of a disabled man.
The company said the hump at its Old Mill Lane restaurant would be shifted 'immediately' after angry Jill Semior, of Park View complained that the hump outside a disabled parking bay made it difficult for wheelchair users with modified vehicles.
Jill, whose son Aaron has cerebral palsy said last night she was pleased McDonalds had relented.
"It is funny how things change when something like this happens. I have got used to doing something like this to make a point."
She took Aaron, who also has epilepsy, to McDonald's last Thursday and parked in the only available disabled bay.
But the hump made it difficult for her to lower 21 year-old Aaron's car lift so she parked in the ordering bays near the drive-in and took Aaron inside.
Jill said: "The woman inside told me it was nothing to do with McDonald's and belonged to 'outside forces'. I was shocked."
She added: "I know why they have done it, to stop boy racers zooming round but they should have put it near the entrance.
"Disabled bays are there for the disabled to use but how can you use it when you can't get the lift down because of the speed bump? Even if I had have got the lift down I would still have had to get Aaron's wheelchair over it."
Jill has received a letter from McDonald's stating speed bumps were needed for safety reasons.
