Thankyou to Mr Bluebadge Holder.

advent1122

Wow, pedantic or what.

Antispam

No I am just pointed out you over simplified and because of that you would exclude none drivers of blue badges when they have a legitimate reason to have a dominated driver to use the space provided for them

lokiman

Antispam wrote: »

No I am just pointed out you over simplified and because of that you would exclude none drivers of blue badges when they have a legitimate reason to have a dominated driver to use the space provided for them

I didn't write that response to you.

Antispam

Sorry about that, you are right

lokiman wrote: »

I didn't write that response to you.

Pennylane

I think the Blue Badge should be re-designed. It should be made so that the photo is showing as you look into the window. At present the photo is on the reverse of the permit.

I noticed a young woman with 2 small kids parking in a disabled bay today and I have to say none of them appeared to have any disability. I am well aware that any of them COULD have a disability which is not obvious but if you could actually see the pic on the permit and it was obvious that this disabled person was not in the car then you could alert someone in authority.

As an aside, has anybody else noticed how just about everybody who uses a mobility scooter is a smoker? They're either just lighting one, chucking one away or leaving a trail of smoke behind them.:D

gregg1

Pennylane wrote: »

I think the Blue Badge should be re-designed. It should be made so that the photo is showing as you look into the window. At present the photo is on the reverse of the permit.

I noticed a young woman with 2 small kids parking in a disabled bay today and I have to say none of them appeared to have any disability. I am well aware that any of them COULD have a disability which is not obvious but if you could actually see the pic on the permit and it was obvious that this disabled person was not in the car then you could alert someone in authority.

As an aside, has anybody else noticed how just about everybody who uses a mobility scooter is a smoker? They're either just lighting one, chucking one away or leaving a trail of smoke behind them.:D

Comments like this infuriate me! What the hell has it got to do with anyone else if a disabled person wants to smoke?

Also read on an earlier post someone questioning the fact that they had spotted disabled people shopping and walking around shops. What is that all about? What gives you the right to question the lifestyle of someone who has an illness or disability. And you are right, there are many forms of disability, some of which are hidden. If a person has been diagnosed as having a disability by a doctor or consultant then it is certainly on-one else's business how that persons tries to lead their lives.

Maybe, they are someone like my brother. He is disabled. On a good day he can walk fairly well BUT at any time his disability can cause him to just fall over without much warning. he never knows when it is going to happen but he tries his best not to let it rule his life and tries to do normal things (like go shopping when he feels up to it and be very grateful that he can park nearby in a disabled bay to make life easier for him!) However it would appear he now has to look out for the self-styled "disabled police" who think they have the right to question whether or not he looks or acts disabled enough!

A disabled person is under no more obligation to justify their lifestyle to all and sundry than you or I are!

marleyboy

Personally I think if a disabled driver has a BB, I dont care if its for a stubbed toe, he has a badge that says he is entitled to park in a designated spot.

poet123

I agree,if he has a badge we have to assume that someone with more medical knowledge than we have, has decided that they need one. End of.

wibblewibble

I don't understand why the P&C spaces need to be right outside the main doors in the prime parking spots, I have noticed in several supermarkets round here that the P&C spaces are both more numerous AND closer to the doors than the disabled spaces - thats ridiculous having a child does not make you less able than anyone else.

Car seats most certainly were around when my son was a baby and I managed perfectly well to get him in and out of the car and walk across busy car parks without either of us getting run over, yes a space by the door would have been lovely, but it would have been a luxury rather than a necessity.

However my mother who became disabled very young and who is in constant pain daily NEEDS to park close to the doors, even a few yards walking adds to her pain and discomfort and reduces the amount of mobility and time she has to do her shopping as the distance to and from the car has to be factored into any shopping trip so the blue badge means the difference between being able to go out and NOT being able to go anywhere. My mother is a very proud woman who rarely shows the pain she's in on her face she walks slowly & stiffly granted but every step she takes is like walking through hot lava - it annoys me intensely to read remarks on here from the OP making assumptions about whether someone genuinely needs a blue badge or not based solely upon appearances... walk 10 yards in my mum's body then bleat about not being able to park in a P&C space.

Daytona_nev

What we need is people with clipboards standing by the disabled spots. If someone gets out and doesn't walk badly enough, they get their blue badge revoked.