Parking On A Private Disabled Space

twhitehousescat

Monkey_Butler wrote: »

Thanks for that, that's what I suspected.

Thinking about it, I might offer him a deal where I won't phone the council on the condition I get to use the space. He then lets me know when his family are coming round and I will let them have it for the day!

you will receive a parking ticket unless a blue badge is on display in the car ,

Quentin

twhitehousescat wrote: »

you will receive a parking ticket unless a blue badge is on display in the car ,

Not necessarily.


See #6

twhitehousescat

and the chance of the warden knowing? then the addresses on the letter chain that follow?

#13 was a simplistic answer , in reality we know traffic wardens

Carrot007

Quentin wrote: »

If this is a normal public road, find out if the bay is "mandatory" or "advisory".


If the latter anyone can legally park there without fear of any legal repercussions (doesn't stop you coming back to flat/slashed tyres etc)

Indeed, my father got a space painted by the council on the parking bay on the road near his house for him.

Despite what he says I told him it wqas only advisory as there was no sign, just paint.

He dosn't use it currently and it's nearly faded away anyway! Anyone around tends to use it now.

Monkey_Butler

Quentin wrote: »

Not necessarily.


See #6

I suspect it's just 'advisory', but people don't park there because they don't know what the law is and don't want to risk a fine. You also never get wardens round our way, so providing the old guy himself doesn't phone the council to say someone is in the space (which he wouldn't anyway because he's probably trying to keep it under the radar) then no one would be any the wiser. Even if I offered him a deal and he refuses, I might just park there anyway and see what comes.

Quentin

twhitehousescat wrote: »

and the chance of the warden knowing? then the addresses on the letter chain that follow?

#13 was a simplistic answer , in reality we know traffic wardens

If you get a proper council ticket issued in error then their appeal procedure is much easier than the appeals you read about in this forum!

PasturesNew

As I understand it, on the public road, most disabled spaces are "for anybody disabled that qualifies to park here". They are often put in at the request of a disabled person, which then can lead to problems as they see it as "their" parking space, but they're wrong.

It's highly likely, therefore, that so long as you qualify to park in that space then if it's free you can do so... but this thread has given you plenty of things to double check.

Quentin

PasturesNew wrote: »

As I understand it, on the public road, most disabled spaces are "for anybody disabled that qualifies to park here". They are often put in at the request of a disabled person, which then can lead to problems as they see it as "their" parking space, but they're wrong.

It's highly likely, therefore, that so long as you qualify to park in that space then if it's free you can do so... but this thread has given you plenty of things to double check.

Yes any blue badge holder could park there (if it's a mandatory space) - if it's not anyone can park there

Coupon-mad

It is all about whether a sign is up as well - no sign, it's not a disabled bay, as has been said (different rules if private land).

A CEO has to know this and if they do not, the PCN can be appealed and cancelled. But check with the Council or do a deal with him, as you thought!

Tilt

twhitehousescat wrote: »

you will receive a parking ticket unless a blue badge is on display in the car ,

Only if there's a sign covering the bay with the relevant symbol on it.