Blue Badge

FabSascha

It would make it easier for all involved; so those who need to be near to entrances or dropped kerbs get certain limitations, those who need to park right outside their home or on single/double would get different limitations etc. Just to ensure that it's a bit more carefully controlled. So therefore, those who are suffering from panic attacks etc that don't have mobility issues as such won't be entitled to park in easy access bays. If the councils had a list of criteria and you could meet anything from one to all of them, that would dictate what type of badge you got. It's just an idea. Any improvement on the current system would be helpful.

Indie_Kid

In other words - hierachy of disability!

DX2

sh1305 wrote: »

In other words - hierachy of disability!

Stop being so dramatic.

ash4becks

sh1305 wrote: »

In other words - hierachy of disability!

would be the same old argument then i agree , iam worse than you are etc bad enough with the dla never mind the blue badge leave as is same rules for everyone then

Indie_Kid

DX2 wrote: »

Stop being so dramatic.

It's true! Tell me, what good will having diffeent badges do?

FabSascha

It's the one size fits all approach that doesn't work. CLEARLY demonstrated by the posts on this thread! As the scheme stands, you're either disabled or you're not.....anyone think that's an accurate representation of disability?

pwales_2

sh1305 wrote: »

What good would that do?

sh1305 wrote: »

It's true! Tell me, what good will having diffeent badges do?

different badges may well help because if you are to scared to walk across the car park you can go in the close space if you paralized and in constant violent pain and spasms and double incontinant then you can park in the wide spaces further away from the shops easy makes perfect sence to me;)

TheBottomLine_2

FabSascha wrote: »

As the scheme stands, you're either disabled or you're not

That's not correct though, is it? sh1305 clearly has disabilities but cannot get a badge.

Indie_Kid

FabSascha wrote: »

It's the one size fits all approach that doesn't work. CLEARLY demonstrated by the posts on this thread! As the scheme stands, you're either disabled or you're not.....anyone think that's an accurate representation of disability?

But I am disabled accordng to th DDA 1995 and the chronically sick and disabled persons act 1974.

it's not an accurate representation of disability - I have to tick the box on application forms that ask if I have a disability.

cherub1965

FabSascha wrote: »

It would make it easier for all involved; so those who need to be near to entrances or dropped kerbs get certain limitations, those who need to park right outside their home or on single/double would get different limitations etc. Just to ensure that it's a bit more carefully controlled. So therefore, those who are suffering from panic attacks etc that don't have mobility issues as such won't be entitled to park in easy access bays. If the councils had a list of criteria and you could meet anything from one to all of them, that would dictate what type of badge you got. It's just an idea. Any improvement on the current system would be helpful.

wouldnt make any difference really as people without badges park in the bays all the time anyway.