Thankyou to Mr Bluebadge Holder.

marleyboy

pollypenny wrote: »

Spot on Halloway! In my town there is no free car park and a very busy high street. There is a difficult 'dog's leg' cross, with yellow lines near the junction and the post office is in that street. Of course, there are always blue-badged cars parked on that junction!

At the bottom of the road is a sharp-right turn; yet again people think it is their right to park there! The chances are thta their cars will be ok, but others have to take a right bend on the wrong side of the road! :mad:

Granted, Im guessing the fact they CAN park their means they have a right to. However I think it is completely irrelevant to a car park with P&C parking.

milliemonster

advent1122 wrote: »

You are only entitle to a Blue Badge if you get high rate mobility allowance, therefore if he is fully mobile you will not be on High Rate Mobility and not entitled to the badge anyway.
People seem to think all disabled people are given a blue bagde. This is not true.

My mum didn't claim that and had a blue badge without question

savemoney

That's incorrect

You automatically qualify for a blue badge if you get the higher rate, however you can apply for one and be assessed on whether your unable to walk far

advent1122 wrote: »

You are only entitle to a Blue Badge if you get high rate mobility allowance, therefore if he is fully mobile you will not be on High Rate Mobility and not entitled to the badge anyway.
People seem to think all disabled people are given a blue bagde. This is not true.

danio_2

sarahg1969 wrote: »

How often do you see the driver remaining in the car in a supermarket disabled bay?

You should not use the badge to allow non-disabled people to take advantage of the benefits while you sit in the car. Although it is not illegal for a badge holder, or a non-disabled person waiting for the badge holder to return, to remain in the vehicle while the Blue Badge is displayed, consideration should be given to using a car park or other parking place wherever possible

debbie26pet

advent1122 wrote: »

You are only entitle to a Blue Badge if you get high rate mobility allowance, therefore if he is fully mobile you will not be on High Rate Mobility and not entitled to the badge anyway.
People seem to think all disabled people are given a blue bagde. This is not true.

can i disagree.
my daughter is diabetic and on the support sites most of the children who are over the age of 5 do these get these badges, yes they can walk etc but if in a hypo or hyper , we dont have time to go wondering round a carpark to get our children stable or to get urgent treatment,
my daughter who will be 5 and we will apply for the badge due to this but will not abuse it, if im happy for her to walk a bit then, i will as long as my vehicle is close by on a carpark. thats why disabled spots are also needed for those who can walk. also knowing if im out about, and my child does come into difficulty, i know my car wont be clamped due to me not getting back in time to my car and the ticket i put on. as ive heard they cannot clamp a car which supports a disabled badge?

sad_dog_lady

we lost ours in the last shake up i have two sons with autism and odd and adhd... now one has a fear of crowds and runs , really runs off. the other is a hyperchonrdriac or feels pain much more sensitively after walking for 5 mins he complains of pain. now our badges went in to be renewed and were turned down apparently north lincs new rules are changed... well i havent taken them out, im not kidding its awful to find a safe parking space in s!!!!horpe in the multi story my younger son ran into a moving car. no point me arguing though i guess.

bestpud

fedupconsumer wrote: »

A very simple answer and fully justifiable disabled people have to fork out for carrers , special alterations to homes, cars and other every day things that cost, medicines if not in wales and that comes out of a basic amount of money given to us by the state which after you deduct the costs like gas and electricty and food there is very little left in the pot and why should we become social hermits locked away in our homes that is no way to live.

I agree with the reasons behind people being able to take someone along to support them for free.

However, and at risk of being shot down in flames, I wouldn't say people recieving disability benefits are particuarly hard up tbh. Not when they are getting DLA etc anyway. I think the welfare state is actually pretty generous when it comes to people with recognised disabilities, and rightly so in most cases, of course.

The free place allows equal access - that is how it should be as some would not be able to go out without that support. However, I don't think it is 'needed' because the benefits aren't sufficient to live on.

I'm not entirely convinced of the need for free parking either but that has been debate at length on here and I can see both sides of that argument.

bestpud

debbie26pet wrote: »

can i disagree.
my daughter is diabetic and on the support sites most of the children who are over the age of 5 do these get these badges, yes they can walk etc but if in a hypo or hyper , we dont have time to go wondering round a carpark to get our children stable or to get urgent treatment,
my daughter who will be 5 and we will apply for the badge due to this but will not abuse it, if im happy for her to walk a bit then, i will as long as my vehicle is close by on a carpark. thats why disabled spots are also needed for those who can walk. also knowing if im out about, and my child does come into difficulty, i know my car wont be clamped due to me not getting back in time to my car and the ticket i put on. as ive heard they cannot clamp a car which supports a disabled badge?

Has she got other disabilities as well?

I'm not asking to criticise or anything like that - I am simply interested.

I know children with diabetes who are near as normal so long as they have their insulin regularly. They go to nursery and school etc and the parents wouldn't even consider needing a blue badge.

I'm guessing your dd must have other problems too though?

Don't answer if you don't want to - I'm just interested, and probably too nosey as well!

debbie26pet

bestpud wrote: »

Has she got other disabilities as well?

I'm not asking to criticise or anything like that - I am simply interested.

I know children with diabetes who are near as normal so long as they have their insulin regularly. They go to nursery and school etc and the parents wouldn't even consider needing a blue badge.

I'm guessing your dd must have other problems too though?

Don't answer if you don't want to - I'm just interested, and probably too nosey as well!

no she has no other problems ,but there is more to give them a injection of insulin behind close doors we work very hard. id like to see a school take a child who is diabetes and run smooth, it has just been to house parliment to get better care in schools, my daughter started school in sept well should have , she finally has, but couldnt saty with ehr friends at dinner time etc but with the hospital paying for a career to be in school to help testing, insulin, foods, sports etc she is in now full time. i wish it was so simple to give her some insulin and she is normal, playing out doing sport, even walking to the local shop can cause a hypo, she needs testing during the night and as some children like my daughter cant tell u she is low or no signs , until she drops then needs emergancy attention. she doesnt wake when she is low and during the night when low, try getting a 4yrs old to eat when all she wants to do is sleep.
sorry didnt want it to sound a sorry story, and i dont want. oh im sorry we get on with it if we didnt my daughter would be in serious problems if the care isnt good etc
what i would give to go out with my 3 other kids and leave the problem at home but u cant. she is lucky to have a insulin pump, but she wears this 24/7 sleeps play etc but i wouldnt swap my daughter for the world, but would give anything to remove the diabetis

bestpud

debbie26pet wrote: »

no she has no other problems ,but there is more to give them a injection of insulin behind close doors we work very hard. id like to see a school take a child who is diabetes and run smooth, it has just been to house parliment to get better care in schools, my daughter started school in sept well should have , she finally has, but couldnt saty with ehr friends at dinner time etc but with the hospital paying for a career to be in school to help testing, insulin, foods, sports etc she is in now full time. i wish it was so simple to give her some insulin and she is normal, playing out doing sport, even walking to the local shop can cause a hypo, she needs testing during the night and as some children like my daughter cant tell u she is low or no signs , until she drops then needs emergancy attention. she doesnt wake when she is low and during the night when low, try getting a 4yrs old to eat when all she wants to do is sleep.
sorry didnt want it to sound a sorry story, and i dont want. oh im sorry we get on with it if we didnt my daughter would be in serious problems if the care isnt good etc
what i would give to go out with my 3 other kids and leave the problem at home but u cant. she is lucky to have a insulin pump, but she wears this 24/7 sleeps play etc but i wouldnt swap my daughter for the world, but would give anything to remove the diabetis

I think your dd is worse than the two I know of then. I though that must be the case as I can't imagine they'd need, or want, a blue badge.

The one went to my dd's nursery and the staff coped fine with her and the other is in a mainstream school and has no extra support either. The older one injects, and tests, himself now, four times a day I believe.

Neither have an insulin pump.

The first one I am only going on what I saw, as dd was at the same nursery. The second one, I know his mum so I can say for sure she doesn't have the problems you have, although they clearly have to be more aware than if he wasn't diabetic. They do have to collect him from school every now and again and he has more time off than average I guess, but other than that they get on fine.

Like I said, I was just interested so thanks for explaining.