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PCN *I parked in a disabled space, should i pay or am i a scumbag edition*

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  • Ephemera
    Ephemera Posts: 1,604 Forumite
    edited 2 September 2009 at 6:07PM
    adouglasmhor wrote: »
    The warden should have lectured the driver not the passenger, so you are wrong. Passengers are not responsible for driving vehicles last time I looked, maybe on your planet.

    Also the prescription could be for the disabled persons benefit so you fail at reading comprehension too.

    Flaming complete.

    A little harsh, but then again, I don't live on your planet either (thankfully), where such behaviour must be acceptable.

    Oh, and the last sentence of my post was directly from the Govt. website, so you seem to be suffering from comprehension problems also. :rolleyes:
    If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got.



  • hundredk
    hundredk Posts: 1,182 Forumite
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    Ephemera wrote: »
    A little harsh, but then again, I don't live on your planet either (thankfully), where such behaviour must be acceptable.

    Oh, and the last sentence of my post was directly from the Govt. website, so you seem to be suffering from comprehension problems also. :rolleyes:
    Minxy_Bella wrote: »
    A few months ago, I was really incapacitated by labyrinthitis and couldn't stand, let alone walk or drive so my OH drove me to the GP and then to the pharmacy to pick up some medication. He parked in a disabled bay and popped into the shop. A traffic warden, or whatever they're called these days, came along and had a right go at me, even though he could see my crutches, I couldn't open my eyes and was weeping with nausea. To be fair, he let us off without a ticket but I could have done without the ruddy lecture.
    Ephemera wrote: »
    Specifically: "If you have a badge, it must only be used for your benefit. If a trip is for someone else and you are a passenger and staying in the car, you cannot use the badge to let them benefit from free parking."
    So if the medication was for the incapacitated person but the driver collected the medication who benefitted from the trip in Minxy's post:confused:
  • Coblcris
    Coblcris Posts: 1,862 Forumite
    And of what possible relevance could that be ?

    Forgive me for answering my own question. It is of no relevance at all. It is irrelevant.
  • hundredk
    hundredk Posts: 1,182 Forumite
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    It's relevant if it comes to determining whether or not to issue a fine.
  • Coblcris
    Coblcris Posts: 1,862 Forumite
    For goodness sake, they are not fines.

    Please stop promulgating such wanton inexactitudes.
  • cajef
    cajef Posts: 6,283 Forumite
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    hundredk wrote: »
    So if the medication was for the incapacitated person but the driver collected the medication who benefitted from the trip in Minxy's post:confused:

    The blue badge is issued to the disabled person to allow them to park near somewhere in order that they can access where they are going not someone else in the car with them.

    The driver was not the disabled person so cannot use the badge, it is not issued for his use, he is quite capable of parking somewhere and walking to the pharmacist.
  • bargepole
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    cajef wrote: »
    The blue badge is issued to the disabled person to allow them to park near somewhere in order that they can access where they are going not someone else in the car with them.

    The driver was not the disabled person so cannot use the badge, it is not issued for his use, he is quite capable of parking somewhere and walking to the pharmacist.
    You're just not getting this, are you. Blue badges only have any relevance in Council car parks. This was a private car park (Tesco), and it makes no difference whether you have a blue badge, a Blue Peter badge, or a blue movie dvd on your dashboard - these mickey mouse parking tickets are not enforceable.

    I have been providing assistance, including Lay Representation at Court hearings (current score: won 57, lost 14), to defendants in parking cases for over 5 years. I have an LLB (Hons) degree, and have a Graduate Diploma in Civil Litigation from CILEx. However, any advice given on these forums by me is NOT formal legal advice, and I accept no liability for its accuracy.
  • hundredk
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    Coblcris wrote: »
    For goodness sake, they are not fines.

    Please stop promulgating such wanton inexactitudes.
    They are in the situation described by Minxy_Bella which is what you were referring to when you promulgated this wanton inexactitude.:rolleyes2
  • tootiemac
    tootiemac Posts: 174 Forumite
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    This arguement is totally dependent on where you are. It is now legal in scotland (if thats where you happen to be) to be given a parking ticket in a supermarket carpark for disabled bay parking without a blue badge, you are correct in saying that these tickets are issued by 3rd parties but they are enforceable by the council as they are issued on their behalf. So if your were to park in tesco glasgow and get caught then this fine would be legal and you should really pay it now, just because some attendant said dont doesnt make it right how do you know he didnt just say that so you'd have to pay more or simply to get away from you. Any private car park with disabled bays (if they have agreed to the bill/law which 99% have) with their local council will have several signs stating the penalty given if using disable bays without a badge.
  • hundredk
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    cajef wrote: »
    The blue badge is issued to the disabled person to allow them to park near somewhere in order that they can access where they are going not someone else in the car with them.
    I referenced Ephemera quote from the govt website that states BB must only be used for the benefit the BB holder.

    Does it also say that on the govt. website that they must get out of the vehicle? ie "to allow them to park near somewhere in order that they can access where they are going"
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