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Disabled access no longer required.

If you were to buy a house, that the previous owner had been disabled and had marking done, along with a wall plaque and you were NOT disabled, then presumably you wouldn't be able to park on that spot, even though it had been assigned for that house, which was now yours.

Is it possible to have the makings removed, even if you are required to pay?.
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  • Nasqueron
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    I don't know about plaques but our road has a couple of disabled zones marked out where the old user has long gone, everyone uses them now because there's no need for it. Have you asked the council

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  • AdrianC
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    On-road parking spaces are never "assigned". A marked disabled parking space is available equally to everybody with a blue badge - whether they're the occupant of the house it's outside, or not.

    Yes, you can call the local authority and ask for the space to no longer be assigned to disabled drivers... And it'll then be free for everybody to park in - again, whether they're the occupant or not...
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    On-road parking spaces are never "assigned". A marked disabled parking space is available equally to everybody with a blue badge - whether they're the occupant of the house it's outside, or not.

    Yes, you can call the local authority and ask for the space to no longer be assigned to disabled drivers... And it'll then be free for everybody to park in - again, whether they're the occupant or not...
    That's my understanding, too.

    islandman, you need to check if the space has been "assigned" to the house because if it's anything like the similar spaces around here (Kent), then as AdrianC says, it's a space anyone with a blue badge can use. The local authority may not permit it to be removed and if they do, it might just become "normal" road again, meaning anyone can park there.
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    That's my understanding, too.

    islandman, you need to check if the space has been "assigned" to the house because if it's anything like the similar spaces around here (Kent), then as AdrianC says, it's a space anyone with a blue badge can use. The local authority may not permit it to be removed and if they do, it might just become "normal" road again, meaning anyone can park there.

    The occupant of the house is selling up and moving. She paid for the disabled access when her disabled husband was alive. He died several years ago and she doesn't drive, so really it's been an odd case.
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  • AdrianC
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    islandman wrote: »
    The occupant of the house is selling up and moving. She paid for the disabled access when her disabled husband was alive. He died several years ago and she doesn't drive, so really it's been an odd case.
    Yes, she paid for a space to be allocated for the use of any and all blue badge holders who wished to park there. Not for that house only.
  • neilmcl
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    If it's just one of those single line, "H-bar" markings outside the house rather than a specific blue badge, disabled bay then there are no restrictions to parking on it. It's simply classed as a visual reminder that the space is required by the homeowner who has mobility difficulties. Personally I'd just leave it.
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    neilmcl wrote: »
    If it's just one of those single line, "H-bar" markings outside the house rather than a specific blue badge, disabled bay then there are no restrictions to parking on it. It's simply classed as a visual reminder that the space is required by the homeowner who has mobility difficulties. Personally I'd just leave it.

    Yes, I think the OP needs to be clearer as to what they're referring to or they're going to get conflicting and incorrect information based on other posters differing understanding.
  • unholyangel
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    The most important part is who owns the land where the space is located.

    If the homeowner then whoever owns the home can park there regardless of disabled bay markings.

    If the local authority (or at least land maintained at public expense) then anyone with a blue badge can park there, regardless of who owns the house.

    I would think the latter to be the most likely scenario though. There are only few circumstances I can think of where the former might apply - but I included it due to you saying that "spot" had been "assigned" to that house.
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    islandman wrote: »
    If you were to buy a house, that the previous owner had been disabled and had marking done, along with a wall plaque and you were NOT disabled, then presumably you wouldn't be able to park on that spot, even though it had been assigned for that house, which was now yours.

    Is the wall plaque by the council, or just somebody putting up a house number? I've heard of a couple of councils who put up a sign where there have been disputes regarding the use of the space.

    But whichever, you can ask the council to remove (burn off) the road markings.
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    The most important part is who owns the land where the space is located.

    If the homeowner then whoever owns the home can park there regardless of disabled bay markings.

    If the local authority (or at least land maintained at public expense) then anyone with a blue badge can park there, regardless of who owns the house.

    I would think the latter to be the most likely scenario though. There are only few circumstances I can think of where the former might apply - but I included it due to you saying that "spot" had been "assigned" to that house.

    The most likely scenario is anyone can park there.
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