Not disabled at all parking in supermarkets.

techspec

What a daft post.

I have 2 disabled family members. I often pick them up or drop them off - and sometimes i drop them a bit nearer the door than even the disabled bay is - and then park - or leave them with another relative and come back to pick them up later.

On one occasion, i got my relative out, pushed her wheelchair onto the pavement on the opposite side, and then proceeded to park the car closer to the wall, as it was in i disabled spot on a bend. Whilst parking, i was abused by someone as ignorant and interfering as the op. I then said i would park where i effing wanted and did not bother displaying the badge at this point. The saddo said he was calling the police, and i said good.

When he had gone, i displayed the badge and sat with my puzzled looking relative while the man returned with a police officer. The look on the interfering so and so's face was priceless.

As already stated - some disablilites are less visible - and some drivers are named drivers who drive the car for the disabled person. I am not a named driver and drive an old car. But if i take my disabled relatives out - i use the badge. Thats what its for. And if i want to run in to get them - i will !!!!!

LadyMorticia

Sillygoose - The BB rules actually state to put the BB with the photo side down so only the wheelchair symbol is showing when people peer through the window.

ETA - Just realised someone had already said that! Darn me for not having the concentration to read back properly!

Arthurian

Wouldn't it be more gracious and polite if those disabled people who are 'having a good day' parked in a normal space that day, rather than using their 'entitlement'? I think most of the bad feeling around this issue would then melt away.

Dave_C_2

techspec wrote: »

What a daft post ...I was abused by someone as ignorant and interfering as the op.

If you re-read the OP you will find that I did not in any way interfere or imply that anyone should. I made a point of saying.

Note I am not complaining about the blue badge spaces, just the abuse of the system!

In my follow up post number 39 I said:

Thanks for the replies, I should have realised that some disabilities are not obvious, apologies to anyone I offended.
I was complaining about the abuse of the system which is real!

Dave

esuhl

Arthurian wrote: »

Wouldn't it be more gracious and polite if those disabled people who are 'having a good day' parked in a normal space that day, rather than using their 'entitlement'? I think most of the bad feeling around this issue would then melt away.

I doubt that. I think most of the bad feeling is because some disabled people don't suffer visibly enough for people who want to get on their high horses to broadcast their ignorance.

I think some able-bodied people just need to see people suffering quite severely before they feel the slightest bit of sympathy. They see a man, shuffling painfully towards the door and think, "Oh that's good -- I'm glad that I don't suffer such problems even if I did have to park 20 metres away.". But then they see someone with a less-obvious disability and think, "That's not fair! I want a disability like that so I can park a few metres closer to the door! Some people have all the luck.".

Or to put it another way, there will always be ignorant c**ts. :rotfl:

Ellejmorgan

malkie76 wrote: »

Personally I'd clamp anyone parking in a blue-badge spot without holding one, then charge £100 for freedom, BUT, give the money to an appropriate disability charity.

Worth remembering (as pointed out above) that several unseen disabilities entitle you to a blue-badge. Those with aggressive cancer are entitled to them as they are often in severe pain (although it can vary day to day), and it gives them better access when visiting the hospital. You can look outwardly very able-bodied on a good day, and unsurprisingly that would be the sort of day you'd chose to get out to the supermarket.

Also worth remembering that fines for parking in blue badge spaces in private car parks are non-enforceable.

This is the 2010 equality act which means any disabled person can park on private land and a blue badge is not required..
Refer to parking boards for further info..

Ellejmorgan

Arthurian wrote: »

Wouldn't it be more gracious and polite if those disabled people who are 'having a good day' parked in a normal space that day, rather than using their 'entitlement'? I think most of the bad feeling around this issue would then melt away.

What so someone with bad legs or is ill who is having a good day should park further away..

So they fall over break their leg/arm/hip and require hospital treatment which costs thousands and surgery or months of recovery..
I don't think so

kingfisherblue

Arthurian wrote: »

Wouldn't it be more gracious and polite if those disabled people who are 'having a good day' parked in a normal space that day, rather than using their 'entitlement'? I think most of the bad feeling around this issue would then melt away.

For some people, 'having a good day' means that they can get out of the house and do a bit of shopping. By the time they get back to the car, they could be back to having a bad day because of the effort it has taken to go out int he first place.

mikey72

sillygoose wrote: »

...........I know for a fact there are well off people that easily get blue badges from their private doctors, get them for relatives they never really see or are even dead! and people that just put out the badge covers they got off ebay.

There's only one way you could really know that for a fact.

yangptangkipperbang

The priority parking space thing does work both ways - there is a small supermarket near me, it has 11 parking spaces, 7 of them are for "minority" groups (Their term- not mine .........)