Disabled Spaces

aardvaak

I was in my local Tesco today and at least 12 of the Disabled Parking bays were taken by non badge holders - this abuse seems to be worse at weekends although still happens in the week to a slightly lesser extent.

Has anyone else noticed this?

david29dpo

Yes, and cars with badges with the driver merrily walking away!

tomstickland

Yes, I see it often, and it seems worst on Saturday nights.

lilac_lady

There's been lots of threads on this subject with war always breaking out between those who have a blue badge, those who think they should have blue badge and those who don't have a blue badge. Wonder who'll "win" this "discussion"?

aardvaak

I know I should generalize but it is a fact if you watch the type of people doing these abuses they are Parents with children (even though they have their own spaces) youngsters (looks like first car) and some 4X4's.

aardvaak

lilac_lady wrote: »

There's been lots of threads on this subject with war always breaking out between those who have a blue badge, those who think they should have blue badge and those who don't have a blue badge. Wonder who'll "win" this "discussion"?

But the moral is if you have a badge you can use them if you haven't bu**er of out of them?

Millionaire

Clamping offending cars would soon sort this out but the supermarkets don't seem to be interested.

goldspanners

the wort offender i ever saw doing this was a fat girl at mcdonalds,she didnt have a badge but i think she was disabled as she didnt even have the ability to park the car in 1 disabled space,she parked at an angle in the yellow grid part between 2 disabled spaces,rendering both useless,the car park was very busy but she quite happily munched on a burger inside.

Hintza

Millionaire wrote: »

Clamping offending cars would soon sort this out but the supermarkets don't seem to be interested.

Illegal in Scotland.

vikingaero

The people I see the most in these spaces are:

(1) Sales reprobates
(2) Chavs
(3) Monyed chavs who have grown up with a better car but the same attitude

The common factor is that they think they are better than others and can do what they want when they want.

Poppycat

Sorry but are you a doctor?

Just because a person has a blue badge doesn't mean to say they are capable of walking long distances etc. They may be capable of walking for the few secs you see them, but how do you know they dont have a heart condition, walking with some pain or have balance problems

They may be some fraud about but I see far more caused by able bodied people parking is disabled places without displaying any blue badge just so they are closer to the shop or cash machine

david29dpo wrote: »

Yes, and cars with badges with the driver merrily walking away!