Who do blue badge holders think they are.

adouglasmhor

savvyme wrote: »

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.;)

But as I have pointed about above - not everyone assesed disabled is entitled to a blue badge, sometimes people with very debilatating conditions are not entitled to a blue badge. My proof if I ever need it will be my War Pensioners entitlement card, I hope I will never need to use one of the bays though.
Anyone can park there it's a matter of conscience not a matter of law.

savvyme_4

adouglasmhor wrote: »

But as I have pointed about above - not everyone assesed disabled is entitled to a blue badge, sometimes people with very debilatating conditions are not entitled to a blue badge. My proof if I ever need it will be my War Pensioners entitlement card, I hope I will never need to use one of the bays though.
Anyone can park there it's a matter of conscience not a matter of law.

Yes I understand if you have a debilitating condition, then fair enough park there. I personally would never question anyone anyway, but there are a few people posting on here that are not disabled or elderly in any way, just ignorant.

I am just saying that if you have a blue badge then it's easier to park as you have proof of the disability.

Not everyone has a conscience!!

lucylucky

savvyme wrote: »

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!

I do park in the "normal" bays - why would you think I did otherwise?

How elderly do I have to be to apply for a blue badge?

Do you think I should get my MIL to apply for one as she is 82 this year?

adouglasmhor

savvyme wrote: »

Not everyone has a conscience!!

Sorry to say I agree

Paul_Varjak

adouglasmhor wrote: »

But as I have pointed about above - not everyone assesed disabled is entitled to a blue badge, sometimes people with very debilatating conditions are not entitled to a blue badge. My proof if I ever need it will be my War Pensioners entitlement card, I hope I will never need to use one of the bays though.
Anyone can park there it's a matter of conscience not a matter of law.

And, of course, not all disabled spaces are specifically for blue badge holders. Tesco car parks make no mention that their disabled bays are for blue badge holders; they merely have a disability sign, with no wording whatsoever. At least that is the case with my local store.

lucylucky

savvyme wrote: »

Yes I understand if you have a debilitating condition, then fair enough park there. I personally would never question anyone anyway, but there are a few people posting on here that are not disabled or elderly in any way, just ignorant.

I am just saying that if you have a blue badge then it's easier to park as you have proof of the disability.

Not everyone has a conscience!!

It seems not to trouble a number of people that they take up spaces offered for those who are less mobile, however you do not help anyone's cause by posting ignorant and incorrect information;)

lucylucky

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

And, of course, not all disabled spaces are specifically for blue badge holders. Tesco car parks make no mention that their disabled bays are for blue badge holders; they merely have a disability sign, with no wording whatsoever. At least that is the case with my local store.

I have seen car parks where the above is the case, and others which say you "need" a blue badge to park in them.

Sadly there is no consistency at all.

savvyme_4

lucylucky wrote: »

I do park in the "normal" bays - why would you think I did otherwise?

How elderly do I have to be to apply to for a blue badge?

Do you think I should get my MIL to apply for one as she is 82 this year?

Good.. glad to hear that you park in the normal bays!

If either you or your mother in law feel that you need a badge (for any reason) then do apply for one. Someone will then assess you and if you are lucky Lucylucky you will get one. You will then notice how much easier and convenient parking is if you have had to struggle in the past. :T

lucylucky

savvyme wrote: »

Good.. glad to hear that you park in the normal bays!

If either you or your mother in law feel that you need a badge (for any reason) then do apply for one. Someone will then assess you and if you are lucky Lucylucky you will get one. You will then notice how much easier and convenient parking is if you have had to struggle in the past. :T

You said the elderly should apply, I wonder is she elderly enough?
There is nothing wrong with her but following your logic she should be applying.

I haven't struggled in the past - who knows what he future will bring.

warehouse

Disabled bays should be left for the disable badge holders, the fact that it's private land shouldn't matter one jot, it's a respect for those with disabilities, end of.

Now family parking bays, what an utter utter waste of time. I say they should all be scrapped. So you have a few kids, (I have 3 myself), why do you suddenly need a giant parking space near the entrance? Is it because you have trouble parking your 4x4 due to lack of spacial awareness or are these people just thick? How did we ever cope before they were introduced? Society gone soft. If you've got kids you need to get from a baby seat to a pram, park where the traffic flow is quiet and where there are many spaces at the end of the car park, that's what we always did when the kids were young. How difficult is that?