A DISABLED woman from Edenbridge has spoken of the vile abuse she is subjected to by angry motorists.

Fon Medhurst, 60, of Lingfield Road, uses a mobility scooter and is constantly shouted at by foul-mouthed drivers who wrongly claim she does not have the right to be on the road.

Mrs Medhurst is legally entitled to drive her scooter, which is fully taxed and insured, on the road.

But she said the town was far from disabled-friendly.

"I'm constantly abused when I'm on the road in Edenbridge. It's a nightmare," she said.

"It never stops – it's day in, day out and I'm always getting shouted at and told to 'get on to the pavement' – but in far less pleasant words.

"It's just not on and it makes me so cross."

Mrs Medhurst, who has a condition leaving her with severe breathing difficulties, has suffered in silence for over a year since she started using the scooter, but has had enough, and wants people to wise up about disabled people's rights.

Sevenoaks District Access Group aims to improve access for people with disabilities.

Chairman Ann Dawson said: "It's absolutely appalling she gets spoken to like that.

"It's not something I have come across a lot, so it's interesting it should be happening in Edenbridge.

"She has as much right to use the road as anybody and drivers should be more respectful.

"The pavements in Edenbridge are not all that suitable width-wise for mobility scooters."

Mrs Medhurst, who has breathing apparatus fixed to her mobility scooter, said the constant abuse leaves her feeling ill.

"It really stresses me out and causes me to have problems with my breathing for several days," she said.

She said she feels helpless because she is not able to respond when she is shouted at.

"There's not a lot I can do," she said. "Once they've shouted at me they've overtaken and that's that. I can't catch up with them.

"It really winds me up as people don't seem to realise that I have every right to be on the road. I'm fully licensed and insured. People shouldn't do it and shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

"There's quite a few people in Edenbridge who use mobility scooters and being treated like this is really getting on my nerves now.

"I just want people to know that people like me are fully taxed and insured. I feel like having a plaque stuck on me so people know."