Who do blue badge holders think they are.

geordieracer

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

My point is very simple to those with a modicum of intelligence.

The disabled bays are reserved for customers. I was the only customer in store. Only the disabled bays were occupied by cars, the rest of the car park was empty. Are all the night time workers at Tesco so disabled they need to park in disabled bays, but so fit they can stack shelves all night?

Thats something you should take up with Tesco.. They may have given staff to park there at night as they have probably done research into whether or not BB people use the store of an evening.

Also remember that there is no legal basis for these bays at a supermarket so whilst it must have been frustrating they are not breaking any laws.

adouglasmhor

I have a registered disablilty but can weight train, do cardio, study martial arts, hill walk, work, etc. (I am lucky 7 years ago I was out of breath and shaking after walking from the living room to the bathroom in a 1 bedroom flat).
The things it seems I can't do are get life assurance, go on active duty with the millitary ever again, give blood or get a blue badge.

TBH I couldn't imagine a situation where I would take a disabled space now but 7 years ago I possibly should have and never did because I thought they were only for blue badge holders.

CH27

burtons wrote: »

I went over to tesco's to get a few items for work and when i got there i went straight to the kids spaces but there wasn't any so i drove around again hoping someone may have pulled out, so when i was driving around i seen someone was pulling out so as there was only a works van in front of me i thought i would have a parking space but how wrong was i as the beep beep pulled in the space :mad: so i thought sod this and went and parked in a disabled bay as they was all empty, so i told my gf to go in tesco's while i wait in the car and while i was waiting this car pulled up by the side of me with a man and women in so i carried on looking at the women walking past and all the sudden i noticed the bloke in the car next to me banging on his window so i looked over and he was shouting you cannot park here as it's for blue badge holders, he then started pointing at the floor and started waving his blue badge at me so i shrug my shoulders at him and turned around. So they both got out the car ok and walked into tesco's and they both looked like there was nothing wrong with them so i don't know why they needed the blue badge. I know none of us has a disability but the bloke don't even know us and he didn't even ask before he got all excited. Now i know i shouldn't have parked there but i was willing to move if someone wanted the space.

My dad has heart failure. To look at him, he looks fine. He gets out of the car ok but once he has been walking for a minute he started to struggle.
You can't judge people on the way they look.

savvyme_4

lucylucky wrote: »

You can be disabled and not have a blue badge.

I don't think you get a blue badge for being old:cool:

You are required to produce a blue badge when parking in the disabled bays. That is proof otherwise everyone will just park in them! If you are disabled or elderly you can apply for one. The cost is about £2

I think you will find that most elderly people can't walk very far so will therefore be entitled to one. Anyone that drives that person with a blue badge is entitled to use it on their behalf. Everyone is assessed anyway whether disabled or elderly.

lucylucky

savvyme wrote: »

You are required to produce a blue badge when parking in the disabled bays. That is proof otherwise everyone will just park in them! If you are disabled or elderly you can apply for one. The cost is about £2

I think you will find that most elderly people can't walk very far so will therefore be entitled to one. Anyone that drives that person with a blue badge is entitled to use it on their behalf. Everyone is assessed anyway whether disabled or elderly.

Required by whom?

Most elderly people can't walk very far so are entitled to a blue badge? You are making this up now aren't you? Define "elderly"

lucylucky

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

My point is very simple to those with a modicum of intelligence.

The disabled bays are reserved for disabled customers. I was the only customer in store. Only the disabled bays were occupied by cars, the rest of the car park was empty. Are all the night time workers at Tesco so disabled they need to park in disabled bays, but so fit they can stack shelves all night?

Incorrect.

The bays are offered as a service by the supermarket, they are not reserved for or by anyone.

savvyme_4

lucylucky wrote: »

Required by whom?

Most elderly people can't walk very far so are entitled to a blue badge? You are making this up now aren't you? Define "elderly"

It's not worth replying to your posts, but I will do anyway. I have read through all of what you have said and I think you are just winding people up for the sake of it. Do you go through life being awkward. If you are not disabled in any way or elderly (ie 86 like my mum who has had 2 hip operations) and has been assessed, then go and park in the normal bays and work on being considerate to others. If you are disabled or elderly, then help yourself by applying for a blue badge. Simple!

Paul_Varjak

lucylucky wrote: »

Incorrect.

The bays are offered as a service by the supermarket, they are not reserved for or by anyone.

Little point in Tesco management 'offering a service' if tesco staff can deny access to the service by parking in the disabled bays themselves.

adouglasmhor

savvyme wrote: »

You are required to produce a blue badge when parking in the disabled bays. That is proof otherwise everyone will just park in them! If you are disabled or elderly you can apply for one. The cost is about £2

Not actually so, only if they are council bays is that the law, you just have to be disabled to use ones in private car parks, otherwise they are actually breaking the law by discriminating.

savvyme_4

adouglasmhor wrote: »

Not actually so, only if they are council bays is that the law, you just have to be disabled to use ones in private car parks, otherwise they are actually breaking the law by discriminating.

Even if it is not a requirement to have a blue badge to park on disabled bays, surely it is easier for everyone to know that the person who has parked there has been assessed disabled, otherwise anyone can just park there. It is better to have proof and frustrating having to wait for a bay especially if an able bodied person has parked there.;)