Blue Badge

Indie_Kid

pwales wrote: »

they are the people who are well enough to run because its raining ...then to ill to function or walk when they speak to a doctor and convince them they need a b/b...i repeat my veiw if you can walk you do not need a special /wide space ....and what gets me is that people are in to much pain to walk to extra 10 mtrs to a normal space but once in the shop they spend HOURS walking about it just dont add up to me

One criteria is uncontrollable epilepsy. Yes, they can walk (unless fitting, of course) - but they need to be near a hospital to receive medical treatment or somwhere to fit safely.

pwales_2

sh1305 wrote: »

One criteria is uncontrollable epilepsy. Yes, they can walk (unless fitting, of course) - but they need to be near a hospital to receive medical treatment or somwhere to fit safely.

nonsence you dont need a space at hospital to get treatment when you are fittin ! you will go straight in to a&e ...also they dont need an b/b why do anyone need a blue badge just incase thay fitted whislt out shopping?
like this poster found out being able to walk if a big part of a b/b

Indie_Kid

pwales wrote: »

nonsence you dont need a space at hospital to get treatment when you are fittin ! you will go straight in to a&e ...also they dont need an b/b why do anyone need a blue badge just incase thay fitted whislt out shopping?
like this poster found out being able to walk if a big part of a b/b

You've misunderstood me:
They would need to be near a car so that they can get into the car and someone drives them to hospital.

Fitting can be dangerous too.

Trialia

pwales wrote: »

nonsence you dont need a space at hospital to get treatment when you are fittin ! you will go straight in to a&e ...also they dont need an b/b why do anyone need a blue badge just incase thay fitted whislt out shopping?
like this poster found out being able to walk if a big part of a b/b

How would you even know whether or not that's nonsense, since you apparently aren't epileptic? You've been being very presumptuous since your arrival in this thread, and it's ticking me off, so please stop it.

rolopolo_2

idvi wrote: »

just got the post (a bit late!)

application has been refused "you do not have a disability which affecvts your walking"

our local council doesnt have much discretion it seems - and they didnt write to my gp, they just based it on what i wrote

it was worth a go!

Sorry to hear your application was refused but as you said it was worth a go.

idvi

pwales wrote: »

nonsence you dont need a space at hospital to get treatment when you are fittin ! you will go straight in to a&e ...also they dont need an b/b why do anyone need a blue badge just incase thay fitted whislt out shopping?
like this poster found out being able to walk if a big part of a b/b

you have been nothing but rude in this thread

disability doesnt just mean wheelchair-bound and doesnt just mean physical either.

just because you are bitter there is no reasdon to take it out on others who also have issues. do you think any of us would rather be ill/disabled ? we probably all hate that part of our person but every little helps to make life easier

a blue badge makes life easier for a lot of disabilities like epilepsy, people in pain when they walk because its always good to be closer to the car (with epilepsy if the carer + epileptic is near the car it would be quicker to get into a place of safety or drive in an emergency (you dont always have to call an ambulance you know)

my nan had one for dementia because she often quite old & confused so it helped to be as close as possible and get in and out instead of having to walk any big distance (my mum acted as her carer and drove her places)

you have been nothing but ignorant to other peoples problems and you should keep your bitterness to yourself.. dont you think we all have that inside? i do but i dont chose to have a go at people.

your post made me angry enough that i decided to write an appeal letter and will be sending off evidence too, dept of transport regulations, medical evidence, the lot and we will see what happens!

pwales_2

sh1305 wrote: »

You've misunderstood me:
They would need to be near a car so that they can get into the car and someone drives them to hospital.

Fitting can be dangerous too.

the ambulance that would get called whilst they were having a fit in a supermarket will just park right outside the door they will not have to worry about parking.......your point is very weak...after years of being a witness to people taking the mick and abussing the spaces ..changing my mind on this will be impossible

idvi

pwales wrote: »

the ambulance that would get called whilst they were having a fit in a supermarket will just park right outside the door they will not have to worry about parking.......your point is very weak...after years of being a witness to people taking the mick and abussing the spaces ..changing my mind on this will be impossible

you dont always need to call an ambulance. see my post above

rolopolo_2

I do find a lot of this thread very odd. I would have thought that people of different disabilities would all pull together to help each other. But that doesn't seem to be the case here for a lot of the posts.

This is my first try on a Forum thread about disability (I am a member of another lovely Forum about a completely different subject where everyone is supportive and it is a lovely place to exchange views). Is this sort of negativity usual in a discussion about disability? Does anyone know of a friendly Forum where issues like this can be discussed without so much confrontation?

I think those of us with disabilities should all be supportive of each other, not critical. Disability comes in many different forms and you would think that we who are disabled would know that better than anyone.

savemoney

If you feel you fit the criteria for a BB why not apply


You dont have to justify yourself to anyone on here

TBH the only abuse I come across is from able bodied people who park in BB spaces without a badge

Even though in private car parks is sadly abused regularly by able bodied people there is no little or no incentive for shops to monitor there car parks and when there is, people can just ignore the invoice just like they can when they over stay there welcome and not pay any fines.

I would like shops to challenge holders this may stop some abuse that goes on this in turn allows genuine BB holders to find a space I often find my my town, Tesco, Morrisons, B&Q are not proactive in stamping abuse thankfully Sainsburys are

When I have my daughter who is BB holder we rarely find a space for her this in turn makes us think twice about taken her out she is an adult but needs supervision when walking because of balance problems and she often falls

rolopolo wrote: »

I am a bit nervous about posting to this thread as there seems to be a lot of people who are not very supportive of people with different types of disabilities. Can I ask please that people do not flame me for asking this question.

I have been registered partially sighted for a number of years now due to a degeneritive untreatable eye condition. I lost my driving licence over 12 years ago. It took me several years to get up the courage to apply for DLA as I found it hard to admit the extent of my disability. I was awarded DLA with the lower mobility component.

Recently I have started to find my eyesight is getting worse. I am now at the stage where I struggle to walk down stairs and have to hold the handrail and go extremely slowly because I cannot make out where stairs stop and start. This can cause a lot of tutting from people behind me on the stairs which I find a bit upsetting. I am also frightened of falling down stairs. I also find in multi-storey car parks that I need to wait for my husband to take my hand to guide me as I struggle to see because they are often quite dark.

I have recently been thinking that a Blue Badge would make a big difference to me when it comes to parking in multi-storey car parks as the bays are generally on floors with easy access out to shops often without needing to go up and down badly lit stairs.

But I am concerned from reading these posts that even if I do get a Blue Badge, people might abuse me for having one. The problem with being partially sighted is that it is such a hidden disability. I look normal (whatever that is) to most people and it is only when I meet things such as crowds, badly lit areas, bright sunshine, stairs and low/high obstacles that my disability becomes apparent. Then if I slow down, people often assume that I am being rude or stupid.

Has anyone who is registered partially sighted had any success in applying for a Blue Badge? And if so, how has their experience been of using one?

Thanks