Blitz on Disabled Parking Cheats by Supermarkets

StephenM_2

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

Thanks for you input StephenM,

Well that depends exactly how the car was parked, and if the BB holder had a medical appointment, if the BB vehicle ' stole ' a bit of half-on-half-off the pavement, or parked within the confines of the BB area but not in a bay and was not blocking any vehicle or their doors, a warning and a note taken of the vehicle & BB number would have been sufficient for a first offence.

If blatantly parked in a stupid place like bend / access point / dangerous place / emergency exit / ambulance bay the BB holder / and / or / the driver deserves what they get. Additionally if the BB holder was visiting and not there for a specific medical reason the BB holder / and / or / the driver deserves what they get.

In my geographic area the trust has a no clamping / no move-on policy for BB holders, in house security staff carry out all traffic procedures.

Well obviously I've no idea why they were visiting, and the car-park official wouldn't have known either. But in my opinion my they weren't causing an obstruction. We were there waiting for a space (my wife who was my passenger has a BB). Obviously, seeing this other car getting ticketted and photographed meant we waited for a proper space to become available. It took us about 5 minutes. There's an acute shortage of blue badge spaces there especially at peak times.

LilacPixie

I am struggling getting my BB reissued. assume it is because they are trying to crackdown on people selling their badges or maybe its because I don't get DLA but was granted a badge because of a report from my consultant but for whatever reason They seem unwilling to issue me another one (car went on fire, badge on the dash).

kingfisherblue

LilacPixie wrote: »

I am struggling getting my BB reissued. assume it is because they are trying to crackdown on people selling their badges or maybe its because I don't get DLA but was granted a badge because of a report from my consultant but for whatever reason They seem unwilling to issue me another one (car went on fire, badge on the dash).

Can you provide the council with written evidence that the car went on fire? Do you know approximately how long before the badge expires?

I would be arguing that you legitimately had a BB, but due to circumstances beyond your control, your badge has burned. If you were eligible for a BB before the fire, you should still be eligible assuming no major changes in your condition. If the staff still will not issue a BB on receipt of evidence of the fire, I would ask to speak to a manager.

Richie-from-the-Boro

LilacPixie wrote: »

I am struggling getting my BB reissued. assume it is because they are trying to crackdown on people selling their badges or maybe its because I don't get DLA but was granted a badge because of a report from my consultant but for whatever reason They seem unwilling to issue me another one (car went on fire, badge on the dash).

The rules are being tightened later this year, but even under the old / current rules there were always two criteria, eligible without further assessment [ automatic ] and eligible with subject to further assessment [ discretionary ].

It most certainly is because you don't have DLA as a ' qualifier ' for the BB, quite why you are struggling with a re-issuue depends on which mobility elements you were granted it in the first place.

Xtra info - just remembered any lost / stolen badge / damaged / destroyed badge is treated differently for security reasons, and any replacement must be marked as DUPLICATE

STOCKWIRE

StephenM wrote: »

Well obviously I've no idea why they were visiting, and the car-park official wouldn't have known either. But in my opinion my they weren't causing an obstruction. We were there waiting for a space (my wife who was my passenger has a BB). Obviously, seeing this other car getting ticketted and photographed meant we waited for a proper space to become available. It took us about 5 minutes. There's an acute shortage of blue badge spaces there especially at peak times.

As an able bodied driver should you not have dropped your wife off and found parking in a normal space, leaving the limited disabled spaces free for drivers who are not in a position to do this due to "disabilities".

jetta_wales

STOCKWIRE wrote: »

As an able bodied driver should you not have dropped your wife off and found parking in a normal space, leaving the limited disabled spaces free for drivers who are not in a position to do this due to "disabilities".

That's not how it works, there are many reasons for people with varyingdissabilities to need to not be left alone stood by the door of a shop like a lemon waiting for their carer to return.

StephenM_2

STOCKWIRE wrote: »

As an able bodied driver should you not have dropped your wife off and found parking in a normal space, leaving the limited disabled spaces free for drivers who are not in a position to do this due to "disabilities".

No. A BB-holder can use the BB as both a driver or as a passenger. In this case she was using it as a passenger.

Brassedoff

STOCKWIRE wrote: »

As an able bodied driver should you not have dropped your wife off and found parking in a normal space, leaving the limited disabled spaces free for drivers who are not in a position to do this due to "disabilities".

Do you have a BB? Or specialist knowledge to give that answer? Just curious.

STOCKWIRE

Brassedoff wrote: »

Do you have a BB? Or specialist knowledge to give that answer? Just curious.

What difference would that make ? .

STOCKWIRE

StephenM wrote: »

No. A BB-holder can use the BB as both a driver or as a passenger. In this case she was using it as a passenger.

Explain that to the disabled driver who has to park and struggle from the far end of the car park, when all the limited disabled spaces are full, taken up with non disabled drivers. It just seems that disabled badge holders have a very selfish attitude towards each other.