Parking in disabled space - hypothetical question

jacques_chirac

goonarmy wrote: »

No misunderstanding and the correct phrase is the one I wrote-hence why i wrote it. But yes having the spaces gives oppotunities, and very probbably rightfully so.

I'm sorry, I can't take anything you say seriously when your spelling is so poor.

goonarmy

jacques_chirac wrote: »

I'm sorry, I can't take anything you say seriously when your spelling is so poor.

I never took a frenchman seriously:D

Retrogamer

goonarmy wrote: »

Im entirely aware of that. But by definition it isnt equal is it? By the terms you have used its not equal is it?
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Can you show me where i said it was?

goonarmy

Retrogamer wrote: »

Can you show me where i said it was?

What?? If you remember I said equal. Its only a few posts back, written down and everything. Amnesia much?

Lum

"spaces for able bodied people only".

So that would be every single standard-sized parking space in a car park (other than end spaces) as these aren't wide enough for someone with mobility issues to get in and out of their car once the next space is occupied.

There are in fact very few parking spaces which are usable by both. Parent&child spaces are the most obvious, followed by certain designs of end spaces*, providing you ensure all your disabled occupants** are sat on the same side of the car and don't mind unloading into moving traffic or into a hatched area which someone will probably park in anyway.

* If I'm forced to use an end space for this purpose, I'll put my partner's blue badge in the side window in the hope that when someone tries to park in the hatched area, they'll see it and consider parking somewhere else. It doesn't always work and then I'll have to drive into the middle of the road to load up her chair etc.

** Believe it or not, sometimes disabled people have friends that are also disabled, and sometimes they travel together. If this is not a surprising revelation to you then please go and get a job designing car parks and then oust the current lot as half of them don't seem to realise this!

Iceweasel

I am not disabled to the extent of qualifying for a Blue Badge but I have difficulty in exiting / re-entering my car in a standard sized space.

I tend to look for a space at the end of a row so there is no car beside me, thus allowing me to have the driver's door open maximum.

I do look longingly at the extra-wide spaces provided for those with children in tow.

I wish that car parks had a bit bigger spaces, but they even seem to be shrinking these days.

Lum

If you have difficulty entering and exiting your car in a standard space then you may well qualify for a blue badge even if you don't qualify for DLA or PIP or whatever they're calling it today.

You can apply directly to your local council who will contact your GP for confirmation, so probably best to speak to your GP first and make sure they are onboard.


As an aside, I sometimes wish they would put some (but not all) disabled spaces further back from the front of the store. Once my partner is transferred we have no problems covering distances and I would gladly leave the front ones for people whose disabilities are distance related instead of (or in addition to) access related.

As a bonus, they'd be less likely to be filled up with lazy able bodied people who just can't be bothered to walk.

Coupon-mad

Roland_Sausage wrote: »

Thanks for the responses. So, if I had been issued a ticket, could I have legitimately appealed it?

Again, hypothetical question as the company I work for gets a huge amount of parking tickets and I think they just tend to pay them without appealing.

But if it had been my personal vehicle for example, could I have appealed?

Every time, yes, always appeal (except if a private 'fake' PCN in Scotland/NI).

Appealing Council PCNs successfully:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=30

Appealing - and laughing at - Private (fake PCN) invoices:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=60

and here on MSE of course, we have a whole board about parking ticket appeals:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163

But it sounds like this was a private road, as the sign you describe doesn't sound like the wording on a Council one. If ever you get a fake (private) PCN invoice in a lease/hire/company vehicle, check the sticky threads there on the parking sub-forum - and appeal it if in England/Wales.

The forum has 100% POPLA appeal win rate since Easter last year, for posters following the advice in the stickies.

molerat

Coupon-mad wrote: »

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But it sounds like this was a private road, as the sign you describe doesn't sound like the wording on a Council one ............

Nearly all the council designated advisory bays here have that wording.

Pugsley_03

Those who geniunely believe there should be "Able-Bodied" parking spaces just because there are disabled spaces truly are a sorry excuse for a person.

Disabled parking spaces are there for a reason and if you've ever had someone close to you that needs a disabled space then you'd realise just how fortunate you are and stop being a lasy @rse and taking a space from someone who genuinely needs it.

As a new parent I now also completely understand the need for parent and toddler spaces as it's not only difficult to get children out of cars but there's also the stress of multiple children to keep an eye on in car parks.

I understand the situation of the OP on this as he needed the space for a specific reason and asked for the permission of the resident but at shops there are no reasons what so ever to take a disabled or parent and toddler space if your an able bodied person with no children.

If you still have this opinion my answer is simply this, dont be a !!!!!!.