Street mobility car parks in Hastings city and Havelock North could be turning blue in an effort to deter motorists from illegally using the spaces.
It comes after Hastings District Council received reports from security staff working at Hawke's Bay Hospital that motorists were using mobility car parks without permits.
The council looked at a trial in Gisborne in 2009, where bright blue paint was used to highlight the mobility car parks and a similar method was recently trialled at the hospital in Hastings.
Hastings council's operations manager Kevin Deacon told the works committee the trial had been a success and the hospital had painted five more spaces blue at the entrance to its emergency department.
Mr Deacon said it was hoped other private operators, such as supermarkets, would also adopt the blue paint scheme.
"That's the idea we want to put out there. It's a suggestion that we might be able to look at a joint venture to save on some costs," he said.
Each car space cost between $300 and $400 to paint blue. The paint used was developed by Gisborne firm and it had a non-slip property for safety during rain.
Mr Deacon said the success of the hospital trial meant the council could now look at giving the 39 other mobility car parks in Hastings and Havelock North a blue makeover.
"We are going to start at one end of the city and work our way through the CBD and perhaps on to Havelock North.
"We've had reports the mobility car parks outside of Hallensteins, John's Bakery and WINZ get quite a lot of abuse and I am hopeful the blue paint will detract people from doing that," he said.
From July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, parking wardens issued 50 infringement notices for vehicles parked on a mobility car park with no permit displayed.
The tickets carried a penalty fine of $150 for vehicle owners.
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