new wording great news

pwales_2

Misuse of a Blue Badge is a serious offence.
Your badge can be withdrawn if you misuse it or allow others to misuse it
It is a criminal offence for non-disabled people to use a badge. If they do so they are liable to a fine of up to £1000
It is a criminal offence to drive a vehicle displaying a Blue Badge unless the badge holder is in the vehicle, or the vehicle is being driven by someone other than the badge holder for the purpose of entering or leaving an area (which is accessible only to vehicles displaying a Blue Badge) in order to pick up or drop off the holder.

yipppeeeee something is being done

GlasweJen

I wish motability would now clarify the use of their cars in line with this.

Brassedoff

pwales wrote: »

Misuse of a Blue Badge is a serious offence.
Your badge can be withdrawn if you misuse it or allow others to misuse it
It is a criminal offence for non-disabled people to use a badge. If they do so they are liable to a fine of up to £1000
It is a criminal offence to drive a vehicle displaying a Blue Badge unless the badge holder is in the vehicle, or the vehicle is being driven by someone other than the badge holder for the purpose of entering or leaving an area (which is accessible only to vehicles displaying a Blue Badge) in order to pick up or drop off the holder.

yipppeeeee something is being done)

About bloody time too. Does that cover private/public car parks such as supermarkets?

pwales_2

Brassedoff wrote: »

About bloody time too. Does that cover private/public car parks such as supermarkets?

dont know im just renewing and they told me new rules and directed me to this info, cost is the same for me as that is changing very soon (so i was told)
great news wonder if it will stop the reading a news paper brigade whilst the partner who owns the badge runs around shopping for 2 hrs loads the boot then shoots off ...... properly to go for a walk lol

Richie-from-the-Boro

pwales wrote: »

dont know im just renewing and they told me new rules and directed me to this info, cost is the same for me as that is changing very soon (so i was told)
great news wonder if it will stop the reading a news paper brigade whilst the partner who owns the badge runs around shopping for 2 hrs loads the boot then shoots off ...... properly to go for a walk lol

Going up to at least a standard tenner, [ I'd pay twice that to get rid of free loaders & workie~tickets ] .. .. supermarkets, I wish !

Mupette

no they probably put the window up and pretend to be deaf.

I got so fed up a few days ago, the last bb space when OH took me shopping, some chelsea tractor takes it, she runs in shop, he is pratting about with the boot... as i go past i check for bb, none displayed, and thank him for making my journey harder so his chavy wife didn't have to walk to far to get her fags.

I think he was deaf, as he pretended not to hear me.

daska

Unfortunately I doubt the new rules will make any difference in supermarket car parks because they're privately run (but it might where supermarkets are situated next to carparks which are council controlled).

jennie-jack

i thought that was already in the rules.

jetta_wales

GlasweJen wrote: »

I wish motability would now clarify the use of their cars in line with this.

Why?

HRM needs tightening in cases such as obesity etc sure but how somebody uses their notability vehicle has no effect on any other disabled person what so ever, unlike blue badges which very much do.

If they were to have the same rules then for carers who are a parent or spouse then it would be more hasstle than it's worth and they would effectively be prevented from using the scheme because they would likely always need to have a second car as well anyway.

DX2

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Looking further down the Team removed this: waiting in car has been removed part of the new rules yippppppeeeeee!!

Why? Strange.

pwales_2

MSE if you feel you need to edit my post at least have the courtusy of emailing me or pm ing me .

the whole point of the post it to show new rules are now comming into force,
alot of agressive posts against me and my views on blue badge missuse HAVE BEEN ON THIS FORUM AN NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN EDITED WHEN THEY SAY SITTING IN CARS WAITING IS OK. OR PERSONALY BEING RUDE TO ME!

the rules say its not so WHY HAVE YOU EDITED MY POST !!!!!!!

i wish to ask you to re apply the line that was edited without delay.