Disabled Parking

kevpc

just read the 'Glove Box Parking Guide'. good advice in here but i think it would be very helpful if there were some guidence on disabled parking. from what i understand, the rules for disabled parking vary from county to county. eg, where i live in Essex, a disabled driver can park on yellow lines for 3 hours, and all day if there is a 1-2 hour restriction. that being the case, even having what are standard parking exceptions for disabled drivers would be helpful. anyone else think it would be helpful?

fivetide

Main distinction I know of is that in England you need to have the time clock. In Scotland you don't get one as there are no restrictions based on time as long as you have the blue badge.

No idea on Wales though!

5t.

neilmcl

If blue-badge holders get to park "almost" where they like why do they need so many dedicated disabled parking bays.

mazza111

fivetide wrote: »

Main distinction I know of is that in England you need to have the time clock. In Scotland you don't get one as there are no restrictions based on time as long as you have the blue badge.

No idea on Wales though!

5t.

We've just renewed mum's badge a few months ago, and it came with.... a clock. First time since she moved back to Scotland that we've been issued with a clock.

When we lived in Brighton we had to use the clock. Haven't come across anywhere in Scotland we've needed to use it... yet.

pogofish

neilmcl wrote: »

If blue-badge holders get to park "almost" where they like why do they need so many dedicated disabled parking bays.

Where would these be then?

Joe_Horner

neilmcl wrote: »

If blue-badge holders get to park "almost" where they like why do they need so many dedicated disabled parking bays.

Because it's better for everyone for them to park in bays when possible than to be dumped by the roadside. So they get bays but, if they're all full or they're in an area where there aren't any, they can still park where they need to.

If you genuinely couldn't walk more than 50 yards or so and needed to shop you'd need the same

paddedjohn

Personally I think the only restrictions on disabled parking should be on double yellows or red routes, double yellows are there supposedly because it's a dangerous place to park so should apply to all road users.

Notmyrealname

paddedjohn wrote: »

Double yellows are there supposedly because it's a dangerous place to park so should apply to all road users.

Rubbish. What is dangerous about parking down this street?

paddedjohn

if it's not dangerous a single line would suffice so there must be a reason some idiot councillor decided to make that a double, double yellows are normally laid for a reason but then you get some people with a badge parking on corners, on bends, opposite side streets, places where you wouldn't normally be able to park due to the danger you are causing.

muckybutt

Notmyrealname wrote: »

Rubbish. What is dangerous about parking down this street?

Other than it being used by busses and articulated trucks going into farmways, from what ive seen Albion St is a very busy road and if disabled folks were to park there frequently I imagine they'de either get dinged or it would cause gridlock :rotfl:

The worst place in Driffield is them parking outside Wilko's on the DY's

Nilrem

paddedjohn wrote: »

if it's not dangerous a single line would suffice so there must be a reason some idiot councillor decided to make that a double, double yellows are normally laid for a reason but then you get some people with a badge parking on corners, on bends, opposite side streets, places where you wouldn't normally be able to park due to the danger you are causing.

IIRC the BB guide clearly states you shouldn't park where it would be a danger, or cause a problem for other road users.

I that link I'd imagine they went double yellow to stop a large number of people parking there, but the odd car probably wouldn't be a problem (IIRC you're allowed to stop on double yellows in many areas to unload anyway).