Charged £20 to renew Blue Disabled Parking Badge

G51shopaholic

Glasgow City Council have told me that to renew my Blue Badge they are now charging £20 admin fee.

Anyother MSE members getting charged by their Councils?

I'm really angry about this but what choice do i have?:mad:

jetta_wales

The new government proposals for reforms included raising the fee but only to £10

StephenM_2

jetta_wales wrote: »

The new government proposals for reforms included raising the fee but only to £10

Scotland's different. Maximum of £20

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/road/blue-badge-scheme/How-to-get-a-badge/how-to-apply

That's devolution for you.

savemoney

We had to replace my daughters a few weeks back as we lost her blue badge and it costs us £3 along with sending a photo

jetta_wales

StephenM wrote: »

Sxotland's different. Maximum of £20

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/road/blue-badge-scheme/How-to-get-a-badge/how-to-apply

That's devolution for you.

Ahh that's a bit !!!!y isn't it.

saving_pennies

Hmmm £20 is much higher than I was charged last Dec. I think I paid £2.

My blue badge lasts 3 years and I must save so much money in parking costs so when you look at it in terms of what you save then I can see why they want to charge more for getting a blue badge. Although there seems to be such a difference in price depending on where you live and that is unfair.

sunnyone

jetta_wales wrote: »

The new government proposals for reforms included raising the fee but only to £10

Its £20 maximum everywhere now and even then it is low compared to what it's going to cost in administration because of the way badges are changing, zero to the maximum of £2 has been around for at least the twenty years or so ive had a BB so its only reasonable to raise it.

I rarely use BB bays now because they arnt wide enough for my Paravan but I do park on street where my ramp can be deployed onto pavements so i will still renew mine in September and since badges last 3 years its under £7 a year so its still worth it.

iluvmarmite

My Sisters badge runs out next month and she got her renewal form last week, it still costs £2 which is the same as it was 9 years ago when she first applied, no doubt it will rise in the future.

wazza

Friend had hers renewed this year for £2. She lives in Nottingham.

My mum had hers done for £2 and they even took her photo for her. She lives in Huddersfield.

jd87

Why should my taxes pay for your badge?

Richie-from-the-Boro

jetta_wales wrote: »

The new government proposals for reforms included raising the fee but only to £10

They did in the UK, but Scotland when consulting its own people were given a range between £0 & £20

Interestingly there is no comment on whether the new BB issued for Scotland is in line with the new anti-fraud BB in the rest of the UK. Or for example whether its the same~old~same~old bit of plasticated paper it was when it was £2