Blue Badge

idvi

savemoney wrote: »

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

see even if i get awarded one, i wouldnt use it for actual disabled bays because i know there arent enough and physical disabilities (inc. epilepsy etc) should probably take priority. id feel terrible if we got back to the car and saw someone on crutches etc who couldnt find a space if i was taking one up

i want one for mainly all the single yellow lined around here (8am-6pm when everythings open!!) makin my life a pain in the bottom with my conditions

idvi

rolopolo wrote: »

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.

excellent post thankyou

rolopolo_2

savemoney wrote: »

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

This is part of the reason why I am not sure about applying. I would never want to feel that I was taking a disabled space away from someone who needs it more than me.

I have had a couple of falls in car parks, and was once nearly run over when I just didn't see the car coming in the dark of the car park. But I have to admit I don't go shopping that much these days as I find the crowds are too much to handle with my eyesight so I may not get too much use out of a Disabled Badge. The Internet is a marvellous thing for shopping for the disabled!

sharnad

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

There are people who can walk only short distances and need to know they can park close to places

Do you think that these people should use wheelchairs all the time

pwales_2

sharnad wrote: »

There are people who can walk only short distances and need to know they can park close to places

Do you think that these people should use wheelchairs all the time

but they cant park close because the spaces are being taken up by people who can walk even run!!! some with b/b and some without.....thats that whole point!

but if you are able to walk around for hrs shopping you wouldnt need a chair or blue badge ..if you have difficulty walking and its stopping you getting around then yes you should consider using a chair or a mobililty scooter or somthing like it...
i am talking about the missus of the spaces by people who can but dont!

Indie_Kid

pwales - I suggest you look up the criteria for a BB.

sharnad

pwales wrote: »

but they cant park close because the spaces are being taken up by people who can walk even run!!! some with b/b and some without.....thats that whole point!

but if you are able to walk around for hrs shopping you wouldnt need a chair or blue badge ..if you have difficulty walking and its stopping you getting around then yes you should consider using a chair or a mobililty scooter or somthing like it...
i am talking about the missus of the spaces by people who can but dont!

So you dont mind people who have diffuculty walking but arent in a wheelchair using them

Some people while still having a small amount of mobility left in there legs who need to use them would prefer not being stuck in a wheelchair all the time, Im really grateful that they are given bb and have that choice still

idvi

sh1305 wrote: »

pwales - I suggest you look up the criteria for a BB.

doubt it would help him

pwales registered for the only purpose of bitterly complaining about people with different disabilities, in a section of the forum for people with disabilities


anyway as i said a page ago, im appealing the decision thanks to him, its encouraged me in a funny way :rotfl:

TheBottomLine_2

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

I would suggest seeing your GP and getting a referral back to the opthamologist if your sight has deteriorated. You don't have to be completely sightless to be registered blind and you seem to have very poor eyesight. Get checked again!

As for it being a hidden disability are you aware of symbol canes? These are white canes much shorter than the traditional guide cane and you simply hold it so that others are aware of your visual impairment. Just watch people step aside when you have one, it makes busy places much easier. You can buy one from RNIB online or your local social services will provide a free one if you can wait for a referral.

It is very important that you get back to an opthamologist and have another checkup, please let us know how you get on.

rolopolo_2

Surely the issue is that there are not enough Disabled Bays, not that 'the wrong sort' of disabled people are using them.

That is a bit like looking at a problem of there not being enough lifeboats on a boat full of children and blaming the older children for taking up spaces on the lifeboats rather than blaming the boat company for not providing enough.

Perhaps all the energy used up in being angry about other disabled users would be better used to lobby for more disabled spaces where a need is perceived.