Council Off Street Parking And Disabled Bays / Charging

Stroma

Buzby wrote: »

I know of a good number of chargeable council car parks where disabled users must pay, however they get prime positions near the exits so EA is fully met.

As for the time/duration for accessing their wheelchair - this is more than compensated for saving the journey from upper floors to payment machines an the like.

What's next, % discounts the higher up you are? That would be nice.

Not really as I went to a car park the other day where the machines were not accepting notes or other forms of payment, plus the fact that where you put the money is to high for wheelchair users, and the disabled bays were taped off so couldn't be used.

I am not saying this is the same in every car park obviously, but if you need to go to different machines you have to be able to get your wheelchair in and out to try different machines.

Welcome by the way to the shameful High Street car park in Swansea, next to the train station.

Fergie76

Coupon-mad wrote: »

It's individual car parks and there is no set % that I know of although have read 5% - 7% somewhere on old documents in my previous job.

I also read some drivel online from DMUK's Helen Dolphin (she with the friends in very low places) that suggested a tiered % system depending upon the size of the car park for some reason! But again it was low, something like '3% plus 2' for a car park with only up to 50 spaces, '3% plus 3' for a car park over 50 spaces up to 150...and so on...!

Ridiculous of course, a % is more straightforward for all and IMHO should be more like 10% and all Parent & Child bays should be scrapped.

I have found this, but it appears to be more applicable to employers than council car parks.

http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/access-inclusive-mobility/inclusive-mobility.pdf

The recommended proportions of spaces



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for Blue Badge holders are:


(i) For car parks associated with existing employment premises: 2% of the total car park capacity, with a minimum of one space.


Spaces for disabled employees must be additional to those recommended above;reservations could be ensured, for example, by marking a space with a registration number.


(ii) For car parks associated with new employment premises:

5% of the total parking capacity should be designated (to include both employees and visitors).


(iii) For car parks associated with shopping areas, leisure or recreational facilities, and places open to the general public: A minimum of one space for each employee who is admisabled motorist, plus 6% of the total capacity for visiting disabled motorists.


The numbers of designated spaces may need to be greater at hotels and sports stadia that specialize in accommodating groups of disabled people.


At railway stations, the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA)

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recommends the following:
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Fewer than 20 spaces, a minimum of 1
reserved space

20 to 60 spaces, a minimum of 2
reserved spaces
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61 to 200 spaces, 6% of capacity, with a minimum of 3 reserved spaces
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Over 200 spaces, 4% of capacity, plus 4 reserved spaces


An additional space should also be provided for any railway employee who is a disabled motorist.