Forgot to display blue badge.

waamo

tess2012 wrote: »

Hi everyone,
I wonder if anyone can advise me on this. I have only very recently gotten a blue badge. I have memory problems as part of my disability. I was unfairly dismissed from my job and having to claim benefits I have been fined 3 times in the last couple of months for forgetting to display my blue badge. I have appealed every time and sent evidence of my badge, letters from my consultant neurologist and bank statements to show I couldn’t afford to pay. Each time the appeal has been rejected on the basis that they allowed my appeal the first time I forgot and I am only allowed to have one appeal accepted in the lifetime of the badge (3 years). I have just gotten another fine for the same thing..(I have now stuck m6 badge to my windscreen to avoid further incidents).
This fine will mean I have had to pay over £100 over the last few months which has crippled me financially as I can’t even pay my mortgage at the minute.
It is a local authority car park outside leisure centre. I feel this is very unfair as the mistakes were genuine, as a result of my condition Does this not constitute disability discrimination?
I’m not sure whether to just pay yet another fine or should I formally challenge under breach of equality act?

Any advice gratefully received

Many Thanks

Tess

If you want detailed advice you need to do two things. The first thing is to read the thread at the top of this board that tells Newbies to read it first.

After you have done that create your own thread detailing your circumstances for bespoke advice.

Never reveal who was driving.

Coupon-mad

In your new thread tell us who issued the charges? Council or which firm?

System

Sorry waamo....I am very much a newbie asi don’t even understand what you’re telling me to read at the top of the board? and have no idea what information for newbies you are referring to? Do you mean the first comment?
Apologies again for not understanding

Can you tell me specifically which but I need to read?

Thanks

Tess

Coupon-mad

You have replied RIGHT UNDER my signature that tells you where to read/click!

I don't carry the coloured writing below all my replies, for fun.

waamo

If you go to the very top of this page just under where it says "Money Saving Expert" you will see blue links. Click on the one that says "Parking Ticket, Fines and Parking".

That will take you to the board index. You will see threads labelled "sticky". That is forum speak for very important.

The thread titles should be clear.

Redx

and use the RED new thread button to start your own topic and paste in your earlier post etc

Coupon-mad

The NEW THREAD button is blue for me!

Redx

me too, depends what skin you adopt, and the default skin shows a red button so new users see that and not what we see , lol


if this user is new and a newbie at forums then they will see a RED button

System

Thanks all I have read the stuff now....sorry if I exasperated everyone..🙏

Le_Kirk

No exasperation, just better for you if you have read the NEWBIE thread, then started your own thread and posted all the relevant details on it rather then picking an old thread. This gives everyone here a chance to give you bespoke advice. Also there is not harm in reading any/all of the similar threads to gain knowledge of how others dealt with those circumstances.