Edward Trevor said that just because someone was disabled did not mean they did not have any money.
He said the blue badge scheme was designed to allow disabled people to park closer to where they wanted to go, not to allow them to avoid paying for parking.
And he believes that making a charge for blue badge parking would help cut down in apparent fraudulent abuse of blue badges.
However, Mr Trevor said people who genuinely could not afford to pay could either be assisted through the benefits system or given free parking discs.
