Parking ticket in Asda car park - Is this legal, can they take me to court?

lucylucky

adouglasmhor wrote: »

By "bottom droping do you mean shït? Because I had to read your post twice as I thought it was a reference to lowered suspension.

I wondered too - what an odd post.

A bottom dropping - how peculiarly quaint - yet strangely ineffective as an insult.

EDIT - maybe the poster meant haemorrhoids? I believe they have been know to drop from the nether regions.
(Well dangle more than drop)

justice4motorists

A vehicle displaying a Blue Badge (Disabled persons parking permit) cannot be clamped wherever it is parked. It can be moved by the Police (to the nearest safe parking place) if it is causing an obstruction who will notify TRACE so that the driver can find the car easily.

I have checked with Town and City parking and they confirm that a vehicle displaying a valid Blue badge may be parked in any parking bay without charge at ASDA supermarkets. There are very few that require you to park in disabled only space.

My badge is on display when ever I park on the highway or in a private car park, even if it is not needed (when no concession is given). A company cannot clamp a disabled vehicle even if they say so in their terms and conditions.

Town and City parking have a license to clamp vehicles as required by law. Therefore, they should be aware that clamping a disabled persons car is breaking the law.

lucylucky

justice4motorists wrote: »

A vehicle displaying a Blue Badge (Disabled persons parking permit) cannot be clamped wherever it is parked. It can be moved by the Police (to the nearest safe parking place) if it is causing an obstruction who will notify TRACE so that the driver can find the car easily.

I have checked with Town and City parking and they confirm that a vehicle displaying a valid Blue badge may be parked in any parking bay without charge at ASDA supermarkets. There are very few that require you to park in disabled only space.

My badge is on display when ever I park on the highway or in a private car park, even if it is not needed (when no concession is given). A company cannot clamp a disabled vehicle even if they say so in their terms and conditions.


Town and City parking have a license to clamp vehicles as required by law. Therefore, they should be aware that clamping a disabled persons car is breaking the law.

I am a bit confused by the bit I have put in bold.

Unless ASDA have introduced some form of charging for their car parks then any vehicle can park in any parking bay without charge.

Storck

If you are parked on private land with a blue disabled badge and they have clampers you can be clamped. The blue badge is for use on public roads or disabled marked spaces in Scotland. It is then up to individual parking companies what they do about blue badge holders in other spaces.

adouglasmhor

Storck wrote: »

If you are parked on private land with a blue disabled badge and they have clampers you can be clamped. The blue badge is for use on public roads or disabled marked spaces in Scotland. It is then up to individual parking companies what they do about blue badge holders in other spaces.

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Only DOE Transport Section, Road Fund Licence enforcement and the security services cam clamp in Scotland. No private clamping of others vehicles is allowed.

molerat

justice4motorists wrote: »

A company cannot clamp a disabled vehicle even if they say so in their terms and conditions.

Town and City parking have a license to clamp vehicles as required by law. Therefore, they should be aware that clamping a disabled persons car is breaking the law.

The only thing that will stop a disabled car from getting clamped is a force field !

AFAIAA it is not illegal, Scotland excluded, to clamp a blue badged car, it is against SIA regulations. As the SIA are only interested in taking fees from members and not upholding any sort of standard of service and will happily register convicted criminals the clampers will carry on unhindered and clamp whoever they like.

planning_officer

adouglasmhor wrote: »

If you are the charmer who had a go at me when I was going through chemo and could hardly walk 20 feet.
I hope you meet someone who lamps you one seriously.
If I was able bodied as I fortunately am now and heard you talking to someone the way I was talked to you would be a sorry little man.

No it wasn't me. I'm at a complete loss here - I'm defending the rights of disabled people to park in a disabled space! How dare you think otherwise. I'm sorry to hear about the chemo and hope everything is ok now, and I'm glad that you are now able bodied. However, I believe blue badges are available for temporay conditions too (although I may be wrong).

My wife is seriously disabled (permanently - it is a life long condition and considering she is in her early 30s, that's a long life ahead of her) and she has been verbally abused by people when she has pulled into a disabled space, as nobody would know to look at her that she is disabled until she starts to walk. I am trying to say that it is very inconsiderate for able bodied people to park in a disabled space - anyone who thinks otherwise needs their head examining. If someone 'lamps' me because I said that to them, believe me they'd know about it.

Plus, just to correct your assertion, at 6'5", I'm not a 'little man'...

sarahg1969 wrote: »

planning_officer wrote: »

I have a severe go at anyone I see parking in a disabled space...QUOTE]
Why? How do you know who is and is not disabled?

When they get out and don't display a blue badge, obviously. I am not going to have a go at someone unless I know for certain they do not have a blue badge.

planning_officer

jb66 wrote: »

How is parking in a disabled bay for 5 mins make him a !!!!, common sense, it was 5 mins not all day. I bet no one wanted the space during that time anyway

What an ignorant and disgusting attitude. If my wife went to a supermarket and there were no disabled spaces available, she would have to come home again - other spaces are not close enough and she needs the extra side space to fully open the car door to get out. Why the hell should she wait for 5 minutes while some ignorant idiot goes inside to pick up a packet of fags or goes to the cashpoint? Park in a normal space and walk - exercise is good for you after all.

planning_officer

mr.savage wrote: »

1. It isn't a fine.
2. Why do you think you have the right to have a go at whom you please, I hope you get arrested for your behaviour.
3. you assume every one else is able bodied.
4. my own disability is " invisible " , but it's there.

For crying out loud - see my post above. I'm on your side!!! My wife's disability is also largely invisible but she goes through more pain on one day than I probably will in my lifetime. If someone has a disability that genuinely requires them to be able to park in a disabled space, then get a blue badge.

planning_officer

Driver8 wrote: »

Who do you think you are, Rambo?

Silly little insignificant boy.

I do NOT believe whatsoever your disabled relative has to drive home if there are no disabled bays to park in. I have NEVER been in a supermarket car park where every single disabled space has been taken up EVER. You could still park somewhere in the car park to open the door.

Oh and it's not a fine little insignificant boy.

Oh come on - that's just unbelievable ignorance. How dare you criticise my relative's illness, that just shows utter contempt and lack of understanding for others disabilities - yes I can confirm that she will return home if there are no disabled spaces available. That is a fact - please don't argue with that. In my local supermarket, the spaces are frequently full - often by boy racers chatting.

Clearly, I am not going to speak with someone who I have any doubt about whatsoever as to whether they have a disability. It is only the boy racers who pull up, often across 2 spaces, jump out the car and sprint into the supermarket that are clearly taking the p***, and will have words with - and rightly so.