Charged £20 to renew Blue Disabled Parking Badge

Richie-from-the-Boro

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

I have seen pictures of the new design proposed badge. I think it looks smart. Will be nicer than the old one. Hopefully will do away with the forgeries too.

In fraud terms it's the fully integrated dBASE and the capacity for instant telephone or puter checks, a bit like the DVLA / insurance database / NPR system, and the integrated inTRANET / Online requests & payment that make it ' fir for purpose '.

- if - the DfT ever gets up and rolin'

It was due Sept this year, the nearest I can get is :

- go-live will be 1 January 2012
- existing contract with The Stationery Office expires 31 December 2011
- from 1 January 2012, LAs will only legally be able to issue the new-style badge to all new applicants, renewals and replacements

akabee

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

In fraud terms it's the fully integrated dBASE and the capacity for instant telephone or puter checks, a bit like the DVLA / insurance database / NPR system, and the integrated inTRANET / Online requests & payment that make it ' fir for purpose '.

- if - the DfT ever gets up and rolin'

It was due Sept this year, the nearest I can get is :

- go-live will be 1 January 2012
- existing contract with The Stationery Office expires 31 December 2011
- from 1 January 2012, LAs will only legally be able to issue the new-style badge to all new applicants, renewals and replacements

I posted some info earlier.

From 1 January 2012
authorities will only legally be able to issue or replace an old-style badge with a Blue
Badge that complies with this legislation.

Local authorities should therefore manage existing stock levels of the old-style badge
and make arrangements to securely destroy any stock that might be left over from 1
January 2012. The old-style badges will continue to be valid until they expire, which
might be up until December 2014 for any badges issued this year.

My badge expires in August so I will get a new one in 2014.
(unless I can find a buyer who will pay £2,500 to £3,000 :j see website below)
https://www.innovationlaunchpad.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/Page/ViewIdea?ideaid=150

P.S I am not trying to sell my blue badge it is a joke

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

In fraud terms it's the fully integrated dBASE and the capacity for instant telephone or puter checks, a bit like the DVLA / insurance database / NPR system, and the integrated inTRANET / Online requests & payment that make it ' fir for purpose '.

- if - the DfT ever gets up and rolin'

It was due Sept this year, the nearest I can get is :

- go-live will be 1 January 2012
- existing contract with The Stationery Office expires 31 December 2011
- from 1 January 2012, LAs will only legally be able to issue the new-style badge to all new applicants, renewals and replacements

LOL its all very nice - but I like the new design - well what I have seen. All the new hologram, bank note standard printing and patterns. It looks professional!

jetta_wales

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

LOL its all very nice - but I like the new design - well what I have seen. All the new hologram, bank note standard printing and patterns. It looks professional!

Do you have a link for the picture you've seen?

I'm curious.

Won't need my new one till next year though. Or maybe never never as the worlds supposed to end the month mine runs out lol.

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

jetta_wales wrote: »

Do you have a link for the picture you've seen?

I'm curious.

Won't need my new one till next year though. Or maybe never never as the worlds supposed to end the month mine runs out lol.

It's in a PDF manual about the new system I have - I will try and cut the picture out and post it on here.... Bear with me

jetta_wales

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

It's in a PDF manual about the new system I have - I will try and cut the picture out and post it on here.... Bear with me

I can use PDF's on the iPad it's ok just a link'd do

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

Here it is:

Front:



Back:

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

It doesn't show the anti frau printing detail though but the manual I have shows "blow up" pictures of this plus the tactile security features.

jetta_wales

Are we allowed to pull slanty grins in our pictures then too? That would not pass on a passport lol.

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

jetta_wales wrote: »

Are we allowed to pull slanty grins in our pictures then too? That would not pass on a passport lol.

LOL I think the passport photo rules are same as DVLA. You will even need to nominate Registration Details of the cars you will be in the main using with the badge.

Do you get your badge by Automatic Right (HRM DLA) or by discretionary Jetta?