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Parking in disabled space - hypothetical question

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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    A disabled car park is for a car that has a disabled badge in it.


    The disabled driver did not have the authority to give you permission to park in it.
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  • goonarmy
    goonarmy Posts: 1,006 Forumite
    Retrogamer wrote: »
    Ahh...more people that can't understand why someone who has motability issues might need a parking space close to their home / shops ect.

    I understand the why. Just as I understand the definition. Maybe you dont. By maybe i mean you dont.
  • Roland_Sausage
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    McKneff wrote: »
    A disabled car park is for a car that has a disabled badge in it.


    The disabled driver did not have the authority to give you permission to park in it.

    But it did not say "blue badge holders only". It said "reserved for disabled occupant"

    It was outside his house on a residential street. I can't see why any other blue badge holders would have wanted to park there. And even if they did want to then surely they would not be allowed to since it the space is reserved for a particular person/household to use.
  • dacouch
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    Many councils allow genuine loading to be carried out (Usually for 20 mins) from disabled bays
  • Tigsteroonie
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    Roland_Sausage wrote: »
    It was outside his house on a residential street. I can't see why any other blue badge holders would have wanted to park there. And even if they did want to then surely they would not be allowed to since it the space is reserved for a particular person/household to use.
    I was under the impression that these bays were provided by councils for use by BB holders, but not for a specific car/person. So any BB holder could park in them, e.g. the disabled visitor of someone down the road.
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  • Retrogamer
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    goonarmy wrote: »
    I understand the why. Just as I understand the definition. Maybe you dont. By maybe i mean you dont.

    Is this a riddle? Your post doesn't make any sense.
    Definition of what?
    What is it you think i don't understand?
    All your base are belong to us.
  • molerat
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    edited 2 January 2014 at 7:59PM
    The bay was probably only advisory which is not legally enforceable, the cost of the correct signs and TRO is usually considered too expensive for what is often a temporary bay . The "personal use" bays were done away with by the Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009. The lack of proper traffic wardens since the inception of Police Scotland has also reduced the risk of any ticket, all traffic wardens will cease in Feb and my area has had none since autumn and probably will not have any parking enforcement until summer 2015.
  • arcon5
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    goonarmy wrote: »
    Or equal rights.

    Equal rights has bug-ger all to do with it. It's to enable a disabled person to perform everyday tasks a little easier, tasks for which you or I take for granted.
  • goonarmy
    goonarmy Posts: 1,006 Forumite
    Retrogamer wrote: »
    Is this a riddle? Your post doesn't make any sense.
    Definition of what?
    What is it you think i don't understand?

    The two words equal and rights. Google is your friend.
  • goonarmy
    goonarmy Posts: 1,006 Forumite
    arcon5 wrote: »
    Equal rights has bug-ger all to do with it. It's to enable a disabled person to perform everyday tasks a little easier, tasks for which you or I take for granted.

    Your assuming alot there but never mind that. The point being equal; ie the same. It is what it is.
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