Money Moral Dilemma: Would you park free if it blocked wheelchair access?

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Noooooooooo

oldmasterjds

puddings wrote: »

the dilemma DOES NOT say that you are parking in a disabled space, it says that you are parking in a normal space behind a disabled vehicle.

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Thought i'd refresh the actual point of this thread!

You're busy and town's even busier - all the usually available free on-street parking's gone. But after driving round for 15 minutes you spot a space, pull in, then notice a sign on the back of the car in front requesting, "please leave a six-foot gap between my car and yours so I can get the wheelchair in and out of the boot". If you stay there, there'd be a foot at most, but the alternative's an NCP at £5/hour.

grpics

BigSky wrote: »

Why should people that decide to bring their screaming, fat, badly-behaved kids round the supermarket get special parking bays?

Agreed!!
I wouldn't block a disabled drivers access if he/she were parked correctly in a disabled space.
What does annoy me though are disabled drivers who think a badge gives them the right to park just about anywhere, i.e. double yellow lines, loading bays etc. :mad:

Roger9

scotsbob wrote: »

NO.

I would never block a wheelchair access. it wouldn't be fair to prevent some crippled guy wanting to get into his car.

Besides it's officially illegal to do so..


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I do not think you have read the senario correctly. It is not an official wheelchair access, it's just some notice in a car. So it is NOT ILLEGAL.

Besides if the guy needs 6ft. he should park at the end of the line so or somewhere where no-one can park at the back of him. Besides he has other options to park if he has a disabled sticker i.e. yellow lines etc.

Rotti

A.Jones wrote: »

The answer is simple. Shop around, and don't buy from the well known dealer (here the mobilty shop) if they rip you off. It's true of any item, be it a DVD or a car part. Go to the main retailer, and they will charge more than another shop you have to do a bit of searching for. That's not a disability issue, it is a being a savvy consumer issue.

I think you will find that's what I said in my top tip!

oldmasterjds

jmalls wrote: »

It's potilical correctness gone mad! Park anywhere you want! Some disabled people will quite often exploit situations to an advantage so I see no difference...

I agree, some disabled people may even be lying about their conditions to exploit the situation. As the carer struggles to get the double amputee out and down the ramp all seems in order UNTIL THEY GET ROUND THE CORNER, PUT THE CHAIR IN THE BUSHES AND SKIP OFF INTO THE HORIZON LAUGHING AT YOUR FOOLISHNESS!

JayD

relaxtwotribes wrote: »

YES.
This is an easy one. All the other driver has to do is to exit the parking space into the roadway, where he will have the space necessary to get the wheelchair in and out of the boot.

I am confused.

How is he going to do that if he has to get out of his wheelchair, leaving it behind while he drives the car forward/exits the parking space? Surely he will need to be in his wheelchair in order to go back to where you are saying he should have temporarily left it ?

petercarots

Of course I'd park there - it's rude and arrogant to take up two parking spaces, regardless of whether you're disabled or not. I'd look around first but if there was a free parking space then I'd use that before paying for the NCP.

The parking space behind is not marked as a disabled spot therefore I can park there. As for all the people who will suggest that I'm being arrogant and taking advantage of disabled people, look at it this way - the disabled person is doing the same thing by parking in that location and leaving that sign in the first place.

JayD

No, I would not block any request to leave wheelchair access in order to park cheaply or closely, even though 6 foot seems rather excessive.

Roger9

grpics wrote: »

Agreed!!
I wouldn't block a disabled drivers access if he/she were parked correctly in a disabled space.
What does annoy me though are disabled drivers who think a badge gives them the right to park just about anywhere, i.e. double yellow lines, loading bays etc. :mad:

A disabled badge DOES give you the right to park on yellow lines, but not on loading bays. All badge holders get a booklet stating where they can and cannot park.

Anyway - this senario was a guy in an ORDINARY parking space NOT A DISABLED BAY.

Please read the senario before repklying.