Disabled Spaces

moonrakerz

anewman wrote: »

Undoubtedly it is a small Somerfield, probably in a small quiet village where lots of old people live and the disabled spaces are needed.

"****** has an estimated population of 14200 people"

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goldspanners

TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain wrote: »

bare in mind, my local Maccies tell you go park in the disabled bays if the grill bays are full (which it sounds like they were)... you dont know there wasnt a great big van forcing her to park like that 2 minutes earlier..

not defending, just saying think out of the box :beer:

i know for certain there was nothing causing this other than her fat lazy parking,to the right of her was half a space then the kerb,agreat big van wouldnt have fitted in there.
why would she be asked to park in a disabled bay because the grill order was full when she was inside filling her face,did she go to the drive thru and then take her food inside?

gner_ex

eslick wrote: »

£60 fine in our local Adsa in a few weeks, same for mother and toddler but these are now for children up to 12 yr. Good work from Asda but a cop out on the mother and toddler bays.

Completely unenforcable. Asda (nor their supplier Town & City parking) cannot issue a 'fine' - only a court can do that.

They can try to claim that you have breeched an alleged contract, but their losses are in no way £60 - take a look at http://www.thegreatparkingticketswindle.co.uk and
http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?autocom=ibwiki&cmd=article&id=56 to find out the facts.

gner_ex

chilli_dog wrote: »

the company i used to work for (in Manchester) the cleaner used to 'buy' his disabled badge from someone every 6 months. Parking costs are nasty in Manchester.

Dont no if this still goes on

Benefits and perks available to the disabled are one of the biggest cons going.

Some genuine cases, I am sure, but for the rest of them, stop their benefits, make them go and get a job like everyone else, and don't be scared by the threat of disability discrimination complaints.

Poppycat

Sorry I dont agree that these perks are a con.

I have a 17 year old disabled daughter she has balance problems and can only walk with a aid of a stick, she also has poor circulation so she feels the cold. She doesn't work she is at college

Yes she gets money DLA for care and mobility. She has a blue badge. She would much rather have proper mobility just like a normal person

They may be a small amount of fraudulent claims, but that's life.

From my own experience it is extremely hard getting DLA and a blue badge, she did it in wrong order blue badge first then DLA. You only get a blue badge if you get the higher rate mobility DLA

She got turned down for both appealed and won, it seems to be quiet common. They do a great deal of checking or they did in her case, writing to her doctor, surgeon who operated on here in October 2006, it is not easy getting DLA or blue badge.

So the perk she gets is for help with care, help for transport, free bus pass with carer to go along and odd perk like going to pictures with carer (her sister) going free which she didn't use because she is embarrassed and both paid full price. The other perk like parking close to supermarket when she is with us only. Oh and she gets subsided taxi to college which we pay £100 per annum

She would much rather not have to claim DLA or use a blue badge and I am sure many others are the same

gner_ex wrote: »

Benefits and perks available to the disabled are one of the biggest cons going.

Some genuine cases, I am sure, but for the rest of them, stop their benefits, make them go and get a job like everyone else, and don't be scared by the threat of disability discrimination complaints.