Grrr - blue badge

cymrubaby

calleyw wrote: »

Don't forget that it is not just old people that walk slowly or uses sticks.

Would say that at 46 after a stroke a couple of years ago that it is part of the aging process and the person should not be entitled to a blue badge or any benefits

I think this thread has gone OT and I would say 99% of people that have blue badges are entitled to use them. The same as we don't like being questioned why do you deem it your right to question why someone in there 60's,70's etc is entitled to have one and use it.

Also if we are truthful that a lot of blue badge holders are the passengers so there is no real reason for the driver to park in disabled bay anyway because they can drop off and pick up the passenger at the closet spot to the supermarket/shop. And then park on the other side of the car park.

Yours

Calley

Totally disagree with your last paragraph. Yes, my disabled son is certainly the passenger of HIS motability car because he's just 4 years old. Moreover he is a 4 year old who cannot walk even a step. Also, this statement you share blatantly disregards not only disabled children and their carers/parents but also the disabled passengers who cannot walk unaided or those who use a wheelchair.

Should I stick my son in his chair, wheel him to the entrance and then park across the car park? Or perhaps let him do the shopping on his own? Seeing as the badge is just for his use, of course.

Never mind that as a heavily pregnant mum to 3 children, one of whom cannot walk, I actually NEED to park close by. My son cannot walk as I have said so I carry him whilst also holding onto the hand of his 20 month old brother. Then I have a lot of diffculty negotiating them into the trolley seats - my 4 year old has very stiff legs and my 20 month old loves any opportunity to run off. I then have to try and hold my 20 month old with my legs whilst trying to bend 4 yr old's legs into trolley seat - all with a bump getting in the way.

So yes, I do need to park in the bays even though it's not my badge. At least I only use it when my son is with me and I'd never leave him in the car and use his badge to my own convenience.

Babshubbie

calleyw wrote: »

Also if we are truthful that a lot of blue badge holders are the passengers so there is no real reason for the driver to park in disabled bay anyway because they can drop off and pick up the passenger at the closet spot to the supermarket/shop. And then park on the other side of the car park.

Yours

Calley

To be fair Calley didn't say everyone does this, she said "a lot are passengers" and could be dropped off. Of course a lot couldn't and it isn't fair to say that Calley "blatently" disregards them.

Antispam

Its not always possible to drop passengers off if they disabled. For a start not all places have drop of spots, if you park temporarily outside the store you may get abuse from other drivers who are inpatient to get by, we have all come across inpatient drivers

Then there's lack of space for the door to open wide on some occasions, so its not always practically to do this nor unload a wheelchair from the boot to allow the disabled passenger to get in

arunadasi

I would also add that it goes without saying that such a small child should NEVER be left alone while the parents park at the other end of the car park -- disabled or not!
I assume Calley was thinking of adult passengers.

cymrubaby

arunadasi wrote: »

I would also add that it goes without saying that such a small child should NEVER be left alone while the parents park at the other end of the car park -- disabled or not!
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Umm, obviously.

cymrubaby

Babshubbie wrote: »

To be fair Calley didn't say everyone does this, she said "a lot are passengers" and could be dropped off. Of course a lot couldn't and it isn't fair to say that Calley "blatently" disregards them.

Well IMHO it did blatantly disregard other disabled passengers. Not all disabled passengers are walking adults and there was no mention of this.

No need to be pedantic - just my own opinion on it.

arunadasi

cymrubaby wrote: »

Umm, obviously.

If you find this obvious (which it is) you must have realised that your child was automatically excluded from Calley's statement.
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cymrubaby

arunadasi wrote: »

If you find this obvious (which it is) you must have realised that your child was automatically excluded from Calley's statement.
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I'm afraid you should read her last paragraph because it does say most disabled badge users are passengers and the drivers have no real reason to use the bays and that they should just drop them off. So no, my son was not automatically excluded from that statement as he is indeed one of the 'most disabled badge users' by being a passenger.

No mention was made of anyone else - they were all grouped together in a blanket statement.

cymrubaby

arunadasi wrote: »

I would also add that it goes without saying that such a small child should NEVER be left alone while the parents park at the other end of the car park -- disabled or not!
I assume Calley was thinking of adult passengers.

By the way, it was you who assumed calley was talking about adult passengers - she didn't say this. And quite why you needed to point out that a child should never be left alone in a car I don't know. especially when you said that it goes without saying! I did indeed say that it was something I would never do and have never done - no responsible parent ever would.

arunadasi

Well, I can only speak for myself. Since it is obvious that one would not leave a small child alone it seemed obvious that the word "adult" was implied. However, it's not a big deal.0