NHS emergency badge...UKPC, private estate

KeithP

Undervalued wrote: »

But as I read it the OP has said she cannot provide proof that she was attending an emergency as doing so would breach patient confidentiality.

Another poster contends that simply displaying the HEB card should be sufficient as far as the parking company is concerned. Any misuse of the card would then, presumably, be a disciplinary matter to be dealt with by the HCP's employer? Or, are they saying that all of their work should be treated as emergency, regardless of whether it was actually urgent or not?

As has already been pointed out, there is no need, nor expectation, for any proof of an emergency.

The BPA's CoP states that a vehicle displaying an authorised Health Emergency badge should not be ticketed.

What more do you want?

Undervalued wrote: »

Where do you start and stop with all this? Should a vet attending an emergency situation with an animal have the same privilege?

Don't be silly. quite clearly there is nothing in the BPA's CoP about that.

Le_Kirk

I'm out of this one, it is distracting from the OP's question and is unfair.

Le_Kirk

Undervalued wrote: »

But as I read it the OP has said she cannot provide proof that she was attending an emergency as doing so would breach patient confidentiality.

You are right, I misremembered it. It was the appeal the OP had to send three times. Anyway, see my later post.

twhitehousescat

is Euthanasia on a parking warden to much?

after all its a means to stop suffering

the suffering received after being kicked in the nuts by an angry nurse

Johno100

KeithP wrote: »

As has already been pointed out, there is no need, nor expectation, for any proof of an emergency.

The BPA's CoP states that a vehicle displaying an authorised Health Emergency badge should not be ticketed.

What more do you want?

Don't be silly. quite clearly there is nothing in the BPA's CoP about that.

Let's post 9.3 again.

9.3 You must respect the needs of the emergency services to carry out their duties without your taking enforcement action against them. This means that you must not issue parking charge notices to:
- liveried vehicles being used for operational fire, police or ambulance purposes
- vehicles being used by a doctor or other health worker (such as a midwife or district nurse) who is on an emergency call at the address under control, and the vehicle is displaying a BMA badge or authorised Health Emergency badge.

It quite specifically states "on an emergency call at the address". So in the absence of a crystal ball a PPC is quite entitled to ticket the vehicle and request evidence this non-liveried vehicle is on an emergency call.

I've got to say based on what the OP has posted, I'm sure they were on such a call on the occasion in question.

DoaM

Bottom line ... if the OP complains to Steve Clark at the BPA (mentioning section 9.3 of the CoP), this PCN will be cancelled quicker than you can dial 112 on a rotary phone.

Undervalued

Johno100 wrote: »

Let's post 9.3 again.



It quite specifically states "on an emergency call at the address". So in the absence of a crystal ball a PPC is quite entitled to ticket the vehicle and request evidence this non-liveried vehicle is on an emergency call.

I've got to say based on what the OP has posted, I'm sure they were on such a call on the occasion in question.

Exactly!

Also, based on what we have read in this thread I am inclined to agree with your last paragraph in this particular instance.

However, I have little doubt that these badges are regularly misused by some "professionals" and I certainly see no reason why they should enjoy special privileges except where there is a genuine emergency.

twhitehousescat

Johno100 wrote: »

Let's post 9.3 again.



It quite specifically states "on an emergency call at the address". So in the absence of a crystal ball a PPC is quite entitled to ticket the vehicle and request evidence this non-liveried vehicle is on an emergency call.

I've got to say based on what the OP has posted, I'm sure they were on such a call on the occasion in question.

9.3 was written long before the new data protection laws were introduced , and the (9.3) rule cannot proceed as there are now problems giving proof of emergency

KeithP

Undervalued wrote: »

However, I have little doubt that these badges are regularly misused by some "professionals" and I certainly see no reason why they should enjoy special privileges except where there is a genuine emergency.

In the same way that blue badges are abused, no doubt.

But rarely do we see the 'authorities' query that.

Johno100

Undervalued wrote: »

Exactly!

Also, based on what we have read in this thread I am inclined to agree with your last paragraph in this particular instance.

However, I have little doubt that these badges are regularly misused by some "professionals" and I certainly see no reason why they should enjoy special privileges except where there is a genuine emergency.

Agreed, but some posters are seemingly 'blinded' by the occupation/uniform to look at these things objectively. You may remember the ambulance crew who parked their vehicle virtually in the foyer of a supermarket to go and get their lunch and the furore in the media and on here that surrounded that case.