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Does any one on here have issues with none badge holders parking on designated .areas .I had words on Tuesday in Stranrear.a young woman .was parking under DBP sign .as we were getting out of our car .Just said politely its for DP .what a mouthful I got .she just got pushchair out of her car & went to the supermarket .I know there are areas for Parents & children but this was DP it makes my blood boil .not just being ignorant but the abuse & language .Moan over :-)

Anyone abusing disabled parking spots should have their car taken away for a week.....make them walk everywhere.

^^^^^^^ what Caroline said.

I have constant gripes with able bodied abusing disabled parking spaces.

Some years ago a member of GR admitted to parking her new car in disabled bays because they are wider and she didn't want her car scratched! You can imagine the replies.

Now I am well aware that some disabilities are not obvious and I try to take that into account. However, my 'abuse radar' is pretty acute and I can spot an inconsiderate idiot at 100 paces.

When challenged some will move, others give you verbal abuse, the remainder pretend to be deaf!

Some supermarkets will call on the tannoy for the driver to go to the customer service desk. This is a desperate measure when there are NO spaces and our only choice is to leave and abandon the shop.

I belong to a number of sites where complaints can be made in public. Sometimes that is the only way to publicise our anger.

A near neighbour has erected a lovely friendly sign on his gate saying: "Please feel free to park across my gateway".

Included in the sign is a photo of the smirking neighbour at the controls of his very own fork-lift with a car tethering up high.

Nobody so far has misinterpreted his intentions.

In Barbra's case, I'd have beeen inclined to block her in by parking across her rear and overlapping the disabled bay you'd originally intended to use.

We didn't ever apply for a blue badge for Fred BUT my OH does have gout and, very, very occasionally, when he needs to do something and I can't go in his place, I have sat in the car in a disabled space while he does do whatever it is, and I will, of course, move the car if a disabled person needs the space.

All of us need a little lee-way in parking sometimes when we have a temporary mobility problem, I don't know what provision could be made for that, probably nothing.

It does not surprise me that a young mother should feel it is fine to use a disabled space, some of them are very deserving indeed.

I parked in a parking bay in a residential street where I worked.

When I returned, there was a very rude note on my windscreen advising me that I had parked across a "Gated Driveway" and caused great inconvenience to the householder as his/her car was blocked in his/her garden all day

As far as I could see, it was a simple garden gate belonging to an end terrace council house with no evidence of a driveway.
The kerb had not been lowered and there were no road markings
I peered through the fence and I then saw the car in the garden

I contacted the local council and asked them if I had parked illegally.

The owner/occupier had never been granted planning permission for any off street parking as NO application had ever been received.

I heard that the local council took action against the householder because of the damage caused by the owner's car mounting the kerb to gain access to the garden.
They also created the gate on the council owned boundary fence without permission.

Serves him/her right!

Our driveway was extended a few years back to allow space for an extra car.
We got planning consent first!

You can get either temporary or permanent disabled parking permits here .......... both have a form that has to be filled in by the family doctor specifying exactly what is wrong. Then the form and payment has to be submitted to the issuing authority.

The permanent permit is valid for 3 years and is renewable. The temporary one is valid for any time period between 1 and 12 months, and the individual has to reapply if it needs extending.

I don't know who issues the permits in the UK, but here they are issued by the Social Planning and Research Council of BC ( aka SPARC BC), which is a non-partisan, charitable organization that has operated in this province since 1966. The permit costs $23 Can (or ca £10).


I'm considering getting one because I am becoming more limited in my walking ability. I would get a permanent permit ............... but we would only display it on the days when I need it.

The temporary permits are intended for time-limited disabilities, eg broken leg, major operation that limits walking. etc.

In England you either apply via your local council or online on the .gov site. I don't think there is a cost involved, but I'm not that familiar with the form. It does have to be renewed every few years.

The last time I was involved was a few years ago after badgering MiL to apply. At that time we didn't have to submit a doctors letter although we did have to give their address. From memory, the form was asking the same question in a lot of different ways, basically what you can do, can't do and General mobility. In her case, we included that her shopping town was hilly, therefore she couldn't walk far up or down hills and needed to park close to her destination.

It's recently come to light that the original application created a social service file!

It would be great if the UK also had time limited temporary ones for those with broken legs or post-operative.

Blue badge applications are made through local council and cost £10.

Our son in law was given a blue badge when he was diagnosed with cancer, I think it was what would be classed as temporary.

In Australia it is an offence for people to park in bays marked for disabled parking unless the vehicle displays an ACROD permit

https://thewest.com.au/news/south-west/disabled-bay-parking-fine-up-to-2000-ng-ya-376839?r=1

Opposite the bus stop where I stand every work day, there is a disabled 'bay' (markings on the road).
The person for whom this was put there has since moved.

The council's 'removal' of this disabled parking space was, with white paint, to cross over the corners and put a cross over the two 'D's in disabled.
it now says 'ISABLE' :-D :-D :-D

:-D :-D :-D

Until a couple of years ago UK car tax was displayed on the window screen. If the car was dedicated to a disabled person the tax disk showed that. With the disk parking widely free nationwide. Now the disks have gone free parking is limited to local district some of which choose not to. Each district has to come up with its own scheme and screen sticker.

Result I spend more on parking fees in a month for disabled rellies than I spend in a year on red roses. I often use taxis instead.

I think that parking on disabled spaces should incur a std fine if not entitled.
3 points for using blue disk when not entitled.

People are so blatant when they park on DP .just nip in the stores for small shop or even just to use the loo .one store near us have painted new lines & notices for Disable badge holders only .what do folk do park in front of the sign .I give up as its not worth the bother I only get abuse .as for parents with children .they can walk just to lazy to find proper spot & park .when my children were sm didn't have the pleasure of a car .had to walk miles with pram toddler & shopping .but hey life has changed so much & so convenient now .in the car kids in the back of we go .park were we want b~~~~~every one else .Manners ? :-(

In Wales there is no charge for a blue badge.

For your info.....if you are registered disabled some visitor attractions do not charge an entry fee for the disabled person and their carer.

CADW offer this concession as I found out at Caerphilly Castle....I wish it were more widely advertised.

Also some music venues offer the same free schemes. It's always worth asking before you pay a visit.

supercrutch ..............


there are all kinds of deals over here if you are disabled and have a carer ............... from free entry for both or just the carer, to free travel for a carer on the long distance sleeper trains that OH and I love so much.

I don't need a carer, so we can't claim that benefit ..................... yet!

In England 'Visitor Attractions' vary a great deal as to who can claim a disabled person discount.

I often taken my son, registered disabled, for a day out but never rely on the information given on websites for discounts.

For example....At a major tourist attraction in London there was no indication on the website for any discount for a disabled person. I rang the attraction and was told I could, at the gate, obtain a child entrance fee for my son (an adult) and free entry for me as a carer. When I asked what I needed to supply as proof of his entitlement as his is a 'hidden' disability I was told they would not embarrass anyone by asking them to do so!

I did take documentary proof of his entitlement on the day but wasn't asked to show it. It saved me over £30.

Chris