Quick Blue badge parking question thanks

McKneff

eeh, a luv Scarbough, me.:D

savemoney

I live in Scarborough. There are many designated parking spaces for blue badges some are on road, others in bays slightly off the road. They are very keen on sea front so make sure you adhere to the sign. I cant remember exact time limits off hand, although I have used them usually not at weekends as its very busy down there

We have zones in Scarborough so usually means you can return and park within certain time frame. Although there are quite a few disabled spaces they often full both near sea front and in town, I sometimes have to drive around or park on yellow lines only in certain areas and not obstructing.

Richie-from-the-Boro

My concern for the O/P, is as many BB holders know, - the understanding of the Blue Book Handbook and the corresponding understanding Local Authority's interpretation of the rules are often times quite different because of local parking restrictions. Different between local areas and different between say Scotland / Wales and England.

Experience long term BB holders get caught quite often, a newbie intending to use yellow line parking [if they are not causing an obstruction to other road users and if there is a no loading restriction in place in that zone before they leave their vehicle] for three hours while 'paddling in the sea' and then sticking it on yellows around Stephen Joseph or the Spa is certainly looking for, and will get a fine.

krisskross

I have had to get off a bus and walk thanks to selfish BB holders who have parked on double yellows and the bus has been unable to get past so it was either wait until the car driver could be found or walk. The traffic jam was dreadful.

I don't think anyone should be allowed to park on double yellow lines...they are there for a reason.

Antispam

You can park on yellow lines but you must not cause a obstruction, sadly common sense is missing for a small minority who do this. This is made clear to all blue badge holder when they first get there badge

krisskross wrote: »

I have had to get off a bus and walk thanks to selfish BB holders who have parked on double yellows and the bus has been unable to get past so it was either wait until the car driver could be found or walk. The traffic jam was dreadful.

I don't think anyone should be allowed to park on double yellow lines...they are there for a reason.

You can find out about Blue Badge parking spaces in your area from your local authority


on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours, unless there is a ban on loading or unloading
at 'on-street' parking meters and pay-and-display machines for free and for as long as they need to
in disabled parking bays

Savvy_Sue

May also be worth pointing out that if you're in an on street parking bay with a time restriction on it (up to an hour, no return with one hour is common where I live) that you need to look at the ends of the bays.

If it's a single white line at the end, then that bay forms part of a wider set of bays, and the 'no return within one hour' applies to that set.

If it's a double line at the end, then you're at the end of a bay / set of bays, and if you move to the inside of another double white line, you're in a new set, and the clock starts again.

I hope that makes sense ...

Plain_Lazy

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

- I was there yesterday, in fact I'm there about once every 6 weeks
- the PCNs are very active since park 'n ride was introduced
- as you wish my friend, you should read the 7 occurrences where a blue disabled badge is not valid even when displayed
- ditto .. .... more than 7 for not displaying a clock

Yes I've read the booklet ta and am quite up to date with the Highway Code. It is very clear except for not explaining how far you had to be from your original space if you wanted to park there for another three hours.

Indidentally before I posted on here yesterday I emailed Scarborough Borough Council for their advice. No reply yet but I will copy and paste and post on here what they say as it might help someone else.

Plain_Lazy

McKneff wrote: »

eeh, a luv Scarbough, me.:D

Me too - it is so friendly!

Plain_Lazy

savemoney wrote: »

I live in Scarborough. There are many designated parking spaces for blue badges some are on road, others in bays slightly off the road. They are very keen on sea front so make sure you adhere to the sign. I cant remember exact time limits off hand, although I have used them usually not at weekends as its very busy down there

We have zones in Scarborough so usually means you can return and park within certain time frame. Although there are quite a few disabled spaces they often full both near sea front and in town, I sometimes have to drive around or park on yellow lines only in certain areas and not obstructing.

Thanks for the advice. It is a good couple of hours drive from where my Mum lives so we tend to arrive early. I'm working part time this year (yay!) so am looking forward to being able to take her in the week and not be tied to busy weekends. She loves the Spa Orchestra.

Plain_Lazy

Antispam wrote: »

You can park on yellow lines but you must not cause a obstruction, sadly common sense is missing for a small minority who do this. This is made clear to all blue badge holder when they first get there badge





You can find out about Blue Badge parking spaces in your area from your local authority


on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours, unless there is a ban on loading or unloading
at 'on-street' parking meters and pay-and-display machines for free and for as long as they need to
in disabled parking bays

Ta - I'm quite clued up where the spaces are locally though it is just places like cities and resorts that I'm not sure about. I guess the answer is to park up and then read the signs really carefully or ask a parking warden if there's one about. I've always found them very obliging whenever I've had a query.

Really excited about getting the badge though as it will make such a difference to her.