Daughter's Disabled Blue Badge Stolen

TheBottomLine_2

Okay, here's how I see it as blue badge holder.

The scheme is all about access, and as able bodied people you do not need to park close to the hospital so you should park somewhere else. If that means you have to pay then so be it, everyone else does too. It's not about free parking. If you want to take your daughter out then you can easily bring the car to the hospital and use the blue badge in that instance.

Simples!

inspector_monkfish

sh1305 wrote: »

I do! What I don't understand is how you think breaking the law is ok, by using someone elses' BB?

you clearly don't

as i said, the local team that govern parking in the area have told me its absolutely fine, so whats your problem?

inspector_monkfish

TheBottomLine wrote: »

Okay, here's how I see it as blue badge holder.

The scheme is all about access, and as able bodied people you do not need to park close to the hospital so you should park somewhere else. If that means you have to pay then so be it, everyone else does too. It's not about free parking. If you want to take your daughter out then you can easily bring the car to the hospital and use the blue badge in that instance.

Simples!

do u know london well !?:eek:

TheBottomLine_2

Okay mate, you obviously know better than anyone on here. Good luck.

Indie_Kid

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

you clearly don't

as i said, the local team that govern parking in the area have told me its absolutely fine, so whats your problem?

Because what they're telling you is wrong? The blue badge has to be used by the disabled person. They have to be in the car or being picked up. You can't use it just ebcause you want to avoid parking fees.

inspector_monkfish

TheBottomLine wrote: »

Okay mate, you obviously know better than anyone on here. Good luck.

not at all, i just know what i was told by the local parking enforcement team.

inspector_monkfish

sh1305 wrote: »

Because what they're telling you is wrong? The blue badge has to be used by the disabled person. They have to be in the car or being picked up. You can't use it just ebcause you want to avoid parking fees.

oh riiiiiight, so you know better than them do you?

she is being picked up, and dropped off

Indie_Kid

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

you clearly don't

I actually do:
I have various long-term disabilities. For the first 11 years of my life, I was always seeing specialists or having tests done.

Indie_Kid

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

oh riiiiiight, so you know better than them do you?

she is being picked up, and dropped off

Why didn't you say that in your OP? You made it sound as though you were visiting her and she wasn't actually with you when you arrived or came back to the hospital.

looby75

Inspector Monkfish can I just see if I've got this right

Your 6 year old daughter is in hospital in London, you are staying there with her while she has treatment.

The hospital doesn't have a car park, so you are using your daughters blue badge to park for free in a street close to the hospital.

Your daughter was in the car when you first parked the car for her to be admitted.

She is allowed out of the hospital in between treatments and you use the car to take her for trips out, therefore she is again in the car with you when you eventually park back up behind the hospital.

While the car is parked using the blue badge you are staying in the hospital to help look after your daughter.

When she is eventually well enough (hopefully this will be soon) to be discharged she will return to your car, that is parked behind the hospital using the blue badge, to go home.

If that's the case then surely the badge is being used 100% correctly and I can't understand how anyone would think otherwise *confused*