Damned if you do, damned if you don't. I agree with Chris. Had her tyres been inflated wrongly and she'd had an accident, I expect she'd have sued Tesco for that, as well. You can't win, and I don't think this is a case of discrimination.

Dee, Surrey, England

you pays the money and takes your choice.
presume the fine will allow the lady to go to dedicated garage

john haydon rowe, javea,

Under the Disability Discrimination Act, a provider of goods or services has to make reasonable adjustment for disability. I think that helping a disabled customer to inflate their tyres is a reasonable adjustment.

DLA isn't there to substitute for people's legal obligations.

Sue, Birmingham, UK

This just shows how our country is going down the pan, next we’ll hear someone has sued KFC for not giving a customer a cheese burger, How on earth can this be discrimination when the service isn’t offered to anyone? I just cant work that one out, and although I would have helped the disabled lady myself if she would have asked, it does beg the question, should a disabled person be driving a car if they can’t do basic things that we all do take for granted?

Calvin Stewart, Liverpool,

My thoughts exactly, Sarah. John from Preston do you see any mention of disability allowance? I don't and do you know how hard it is to get DLA with this condition? It's more than likely that this lady doesn't get anything. From one who knows, never think it can't happen to you.

Terry, Lancing, UK

Joe, Bristol, How do you know shes not giving it to charity. How dare you call her a troublemaker. Maybe you will find yourself disabled and needing help which is refused some day and then you will know how it feels. You have no idea what fibromyalgia is like so until you do keep quiet. Good on her.

Sarah Smith, Kingston,

I disagree with what some have said, (we are all going down the road where are needs may become more dependant on others). However, I will defend to my dying day, your right to say it. Freedom of speech rules.

Peter, Dawlish, England

i just hope you are never disabled enough to warrent help, having a bit of courtsey for the less fourtunate in life is not a bad thing, all staff that are employed should be fully trained in all equipment on a forecourt. A good garage normaly has an up todate chart for tyre pressure at the pump

alan phillips, stoke on trent,

I'm with Tesco.
The sort of person that makes a meal out of this and ends up a £1000 richer is usually a troublemaker in my opinion.
Just because she is disabled does not excuse her behaviour.
If she has any decency she should give the money to charity.

Joe, Bristol, UK

Could she not have asked somebody else? Oh she wouldn't be a thousand pounds better off then would she.
Part of her disibility allowance is given to allow her to pay for these type of jobs to be done. She's merely using Tescos to save money and in this case warn it.

John, preston, England

Have to say I'm with tesco on this one.

The refusal was not because she was disabled but for liability reasons.

It's totally unreasonable to expect Tesco to also supply a fully trained person 100% familair with every single tyre pressure for all vehicles loads and speeds.

Lance, Crawley, UK

Come on Chris D. Where is common sense and courtesy in helping an obviously disabled person. Humanity man....

george, K L, Malaysia

Somebody asked for help and it was refused for some be-suited reason. Whether or not it is specifically discriminating against a disabled person or not it's just an example of what happens when managers refuse to take the reins for fear of....what precisely?

I'm glad the case went against them.

Paul Jones, Newtown, Wales

I am not sure where discrimination comes into it. If Tesco staff don't offer assistance to anyone then how could it be discriminatory? A big problem for the staff would be if they inflated the tyres (anybody's) to incorrect pressure and the vehicle was subsequently involved in a traffic accident.

Chris D, Edinburgh, Scotland