Disabled Parking Rant!!!!!

pipkin71

OP, who was driving when you went to park?

If it was your OH, couldn't he have dropped you off, made sure you were in a safe spot and then parked the car in a proper parking spot, then picking you back up afterwards?

I know it's not ideal, and it's easier to park in a disabled bay, but better than risking a fine by parking in a spot where you shouldn't be parking IYSWIM.

vikki_louise

Has anyone had problems being fined for parking in disabled spaces when you are actually disabled? Last year i had to go to the southbank, my dad phoned the counsil and asked about parking. They told him exactly where to park (they have a few disabled bays), dad parked in it, displayed my badge clearly and the timer. We came back to discover a parking ticket!! We looked at it and it said that we were being fined for parking in a disabled bay with no badge!! I had my camera with me so dad took pictures of the badge being displayed (and of me sitting next to it in my chair), the sign etc and appealed the next day. it dragged on and a few months later we got a letter about an unpaid fine, again dad phoned. they said that we had appealed on ticket but not the other :shock: They had issued 2 tickets for the same offence 6 minutes apart! Only one ticket on the car but talk about crazy, i guess the traffic wardens on commision! In the end we won but i htink it was only because they issued 2 tickets. Spoilt the day in the end though

seven-day-weekend

A young friend of mine has had abuse hurled at him on more than one occasion when people see him in his car using a disabled space.

Reason? Because he's young (early 30s) and Goth.

He simply lets people shout and then just quietly gets out of the car.....then they soon shut up when they see his crutches and/or wheelchair and realise that he can't walk due to having spina bifida.

Many people think you have to be over 65 to have a disability.

ShaShaSha

gemmalouanna wrote: »

I cannot believe some of you are suggesting they complain about the security guard! He is only doing what he has been told is part of his job!

Yes some of the people may have been wrong to park in the disabled spaces but that doesn't make it right to park in a non-parking space - if a car was parked next to the trolleys I certainly wouldn't be taking care not to catch it with my trolley as I passed as it shouldn't be there.

Its his job to stop people parking where they shouldt, so discriminate against me and not lazy people?? my point was, if no-ne else cares where they park, why should I?

and I wasnt blocking anything, I was along side trolleys on double yellow lines, which in scotland I can park on for an unlimited time with a badge, he told me the lines dont mean anything on private roads, so I said 'well if they dont mean anything then I can park there'

so then I shuldnt care if my trolley slips into a non-disabled parker??? sure, if violence is the way forward I should give it a go...childish....

I have since returned to my usual store (there are two close to me) and the security there is fab, he has the trolley guys looking out for non-badge displayers and asks them to show badge, move or they cannot enter store :D

pipkin71 wrote: »

OP, who was driving when you went to park?

Myself. My parter cant drive because of a brain condition (vision problems, collapsing etc) unfortunatly. When my friend drives she drops me off at front door and parks in normal space to free up disabled spaces

juliescot

missile wrote: »

Saw a great bumper sticker

People like you who abuse the system ought to be flogged. :rotfl:

And what am I like? I do not abuse the system

I merely point out that legally there is no restriction in anyone parking in a a disabled space. (in a private carpark)

zztopgirl

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

A young friend of mine has had abuse hurled at him on more than one occasion when people see him in his car using a disabled space.

Reason? Because he's young (early 30s) and Goth.

He simply lets people shout and then just quietly gets out of the car.....then they soon shut up when they see his crutches and/or wheelchair and realise that he can't walk due to having spina bifida.

Many people think you have to be over 65 to have a disability.

Thats thankfully only happened to my oh once so far since we have been together, I assume the lady who hurled abuse at him must have felt uncomfortable when he rolled up behind her in a queue.

Its a nightmare trying to get a bb bay at the moment, we went to Tesco one saturday once, all the bays were taken up by non-badge holders, he went to complain and they said they couldnt do anything as it was the security guards day off!

Oh got fined once for parking in a bb bay with his badge, but it was because he had outstayed the time limit through no fault of his own and a few days later the fine was quashed.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

If there are genuinely able bodied people parking in the disabled spaces - like a few weeks ago when we were cut up by a bloke in an aerial erection company van, and then he leapt out of it to go into Aldi - park behind them, boxing them in.

When the driver came back with his fishing gear and sports equipment, he was a little cross. So I smiled sweetly and said that it would appear that somebody had parked in a disabled space and perhaps the driver had no choice but to park there but, being disabled, would take a bit longer than most people. I then limped off and did my shopping. His face when it turned out to be me getting onto the car that had blocked him in, was a picture.

missile

juliescot wrote: »

And what am I like? I do not abuse the system

I merely point out that legally there is no restriction in anyone parking in a a disabled space. (in a private carpark)

Just because you are not breaking the law does not give you the "right" to park in a disabled or parent and child designated place. Flogging is too good for you :rotfl:

jenhug

juliescot wrote: »

And what am I like? I do not abuse the system

I merely point out that legally there is no restriction in anyone parking in a a disabled space. (in a private carpark)

our local supermarket clamps people in their bays without a blue badge. £75 +vat for removal of clamp.

joyciebird

I have had abuse hurled at me from a blue badge holder because I had parked in a parent/toddler bay and they very loudly informed me that they had more right to park in the space than me.

I have a severely autistic child and would welcome a blue badge to enable us to park closer, but alas we are not entitled.

The point is its all about showing respect for each other and its not always the non blue badge holders who are at fault.