Stuart Alexander said he will have to think twice about using the Asda store at Clyde Shopping Centre if there is a repeat of last week’s icy conditions.

The 71-year-old, who uses two walking sticks, struggled to walk from his parked vehicle despite making use of disabled spaces which lie near the front of the supermarket. He claimed ice had been shifted from parking bays and piled up in the spaces.

Mr Alexander, of Green Street, told the Post: “They had cleared the bays but left three feet of snow and ice in between them. My feet were slipping all over the place.

“I reported it to the management in the store. They were very complacent and said the responsibility was down to the shopping centre. I didn’t like their attitude.” Mr Alexander, who suffers from osteoarthritis and hip problems, was accompanied by his granddaughter, Sarah, who regularly helps him carry out basic household duties.

The 29-year-old commented: “It was disgraceful. Even if you’re not disabled, you would still struggle. I was nearly falling too.

“The staff seemed pretty relaxed about it all.” Mr Alexander, who used to work in the window cleaning business, said he had a blue badge for his car but felt it was not much use to him during last week’s bad weather.

He added: “Everyone who came in around that time had to suffer the same thing. Someone could have really hurt themselves. It’s a haphazard effort to clear it away.

“I spend a lot of money in there but I’ll need to think again.” A spokeswoman for Asda said: “The car park for our Clydebank store is managed by the shopping centre who look after all maintenance of the parking facilities including gritting in icy conditions.

“We take the safety and security of all our customers and colleagues very seriously and colleagues ensure that entrances and pathways leading to store are cleared are much as possible.”