Grrr - blue badge

RAGSTORICHES

I think France has the right idea they have signs by their disabled bays that translate "Take my space take my disability too!" I think this would make most people who shouldn't use space think twice.

Valley's_girl

anniehanlon wrote: »

Let us look at this from a different perspective. Say this man was looking at the person in the car in front of you and glaring at them because they didnt have a badge. Surely you have to give him some credit because in effect he was looking after disableed peoples interest. This car owner (who doesnt have a badge) gets embarrased because they have been confronted, they move off and make a space for you who has got a badge, good for him I say, you should be thanking him.

Why should some bloke invade my space and not wait until I got out of the car and then check if I had a badge.
I was parked outside a shop in a parking bay so there would be no car spaces in front.
So I can't see what I have to thank him for.:rolleyes:
ally

Valley's_girl

Babshubbie wrote: »

Our local ASDA has lots of disabled bays, more than any other supermarket, but there is never one free!

Its like that in my local asdas unless you are there really early.
Best wishes
ally x

Babshubbie

Valley's_girl wrote: »

Its like that in my local asdas unless you are there really early.
Best wishes
ally x

Perhaps there are a lot of people with broken legs there! (see post #38 above)

Thanks for the X. I don't get many of those these days.

Valley's_girl

Babshubbie wrote: »

Perhaps there are a lot of people with broken legs there! (see post #38 above)

Thanks for the X. I don't get many of those these days.

Hi that made me laugh your very welcome for the kiss.
Take care and have a good weekend.
Ally x

Babshubbie

Valley's_girl wrote: »

Hi that made me laugh your very welcome for the kiss.
Take care and have a good weekend.
Ally x

And you, too.

:blushing:

ceebeeby

I broke my leg earlier this year. I was approached by greeting staff in both ASDA and Tesco and actually invited to park in the disabled bays whilst on crutches. This was them telling me, not me asking them.

I also take my elderly Nana shopping. We always park in the disabled bays. Don't even go there with the blue badge. She applied 5 months ago, and has yet to receive it (she's more than eligible)! Yes, we could have chased it up, I'm sure - but seriously what harm is it doing. If she had one, she would still be taking up the same space. And no, I'm not in the least bit concerned about fines, as the stores seem to employ people with common sense where this matter is concerned. If it's not bothering the store and it's not bothering me - why should it bother you?

I would have thought that people who were going out shopping (able or disabled), had more concerning things to do than patrol the disabled / parent bays. TBH if someone said to me "you've forgotten to put out your blue badge", my best behaved response would be to scathingly ignore them. I certainly wouldn't go into a speech about my qualifications to park there.

How would you ever know if someone was abusing the bays or not, without asking them to qualify, and if you want to go down that route, then expect the pointing out and loud comments once you're in the store. I read on this forum not that long ago that a huge % of blue badges were obtained fraudulently anyway, so even that doesn't seem to be a particularly safe way of stating eligibility.

Pssst

pazza wrote: »

Why don’t you get a blue badge for the days when need easy access? If you don’t have a blue badge and park in a disabled bay, you run the risk of being towed or ticketed.

I think it goes without saying that ‘Blue Badge Holders Only’, mean legitimate ones! It’s down to the supermarket to police its disabled bays, not joe public.

Let’s not forget that it’s an extreme minority that abuse the blue badge system.

I could be wrong but i seem to recall that to get a blue badge you need to be in receipt of some level of DLA or something? I'll recheck. Can you get DLA if your working and also would it be the case that working = no benefit/DLA= no blue badge ?

Edit

just found this
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/MotoringAndTransport/Bluebadgescheme/DG_4001061


It would appear that to apply you would have to fit the following (snipped from application form. So it looks,on the face of it,that youd have to be in a pretty bad way to get a badge. Strange that there are so many out there and so many people who dont seem to be in such dire straits.

Are you in receipt of: 1. The higher rate of the Mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance? 2. War Pension’s Mobility Supplement? 3. A grant towards your vehicle? Or are you: 4. Registered Blind? Or do you: 5. Have a severe disability in both upper limbs and regularly drive an adapted motor vehicle but cannot turn the steering wheel of a motor vehicle by hand even if that wheel is fitted with a turning knob? [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]PLEASE SUPPLY EVIDENCE [/FONT][/FONT]If you have answered [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]YES [/FONT][/FONT]to any part of Part B, please supply the evidence, which must be [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]a current letter of entitlement from the awarding body[/FONT][/FONT], or a copy of car insurance certificate [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Please see attached guidelines[/FONT][/FONT]. Please read and sign [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Part E [/FONT][/FONT]and return the form directly to the district office. If none

tenacioust123

Pssst wrote: »

I could be wrong but i seem to recall that to get a blue badge you need to be in receipt of some level of DLA or something? I'll recheck. Can you get DLA if your working and also would it be the case that working = no benefit/DLA= no blue badge ?

Edit

just found this
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/MotoringAndTransport/Bluebadgescheme/DG_4001061


It would appear that to apply you would have to fit the following (snipped from application form. So it looks,on the face of it,that youd have to be in a pretty bad way to get a badge. Strange that there are so many out there and so many people who dont seem to be in such dire straits.

Are you in receipt of: 1. The higher rate of the Mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance? 2. War Pension’s Mobility Supplement? 3. A grant towards your vehicle? Or are you: 4. Registered Blind? Or do you: 5. Have a severe disability in both upper limbs and regularly drive an adapted motor vehicle but cannot turn the steering wheel of a motor vehicle by hand even if that wheel is fitted with a turning knob?

[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]PLEASE SUPPLY EVIDENCE [/FONT][/FONT]If you have answered [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]YES [/FONT][/FONT]to any part of Part B, please supply the evidence, which must be [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]a current letter of entitlement from the awarding body[/FONT][/FONT], or a copy of car insurance certificate [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Please see attached guidelines[/FONT][/FONT]. Please read and sign [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Part E [/FONT][/FONT]and return the form directly to the district office. If none

It's up to your individual council to agree, you do not have to recieve DLA to be able to apply.

When I 1st became ill I thought it was short term, I applied for a blue badge and it was agreed that I could have one.

pookienoodle

RAGSTORICHES wrote: »

I think France has the right idea they have signs by their disabled bays that translate "Take my space take my disability too!" I think this would make most people who shouldn't use space think twice.

I bought some very large stickers with this written on for my husband last year.
we have only used 4 or 5,and only when we have seen a very fit person run from a disabled space to the cash machine.
they are very large and sticky and take a long time to peel off a windscreen.:D