Blue Badge
I have noticed a lot of disabled drivers who are parking in parent and child spaces if disabled parking is full.
Does this not get us a bad name.
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Although I’m not a blue badge holder myself, I know that there have been a lot of problems with blue badges here in Manchester over several years and the city Council seem to have taken the view that blue badges are fake and appear to have taken a zero tolerance approach to this issue - I know also from videos on YouTube that on-street parking wardens have really been dishing out parking tickets to blue badge holders in a really scandalous fashion
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in devon disabled badge holders have been known to park two abreast, some park on junctions and block the narrow roads in villages with no consideration for public transport. Many are oblivious to the other road users.
I can post pictures but they would soon be taken down lol.Many people who live in the rural communities are not used to city driving and the volumes of other road users.
Sadly it appears to be a right of passage to park in a disabled or parent & children if there are no spaces or so it appears. I have witnessed this so many times as sometimes I have to wait before driving off.
Only yesterday a disabled driver and his wife offered me the parent and child space as they recognised me. I declined their offer. They appeared shocked when I reminded them. It gets us disabled drivers a bad name.
there is so much misuse of badges. Often see hubby sat in vehicle while wifey goes in for the shopping. Clearly not reading the terms of the badge issue.1 -
My town is not so bad for the Blue Badges, not seen any bad use of them. I have to agree with @IrishManc there are fakes about, it was an issue years back. I can imagine Manchester is bad actually, I can remember years ago, expensive cars dumped on double yellow lines in Deansgate and main city shopping streets. I think I could have applied for one, my Doctor would have signed the form, but if I'm going up town I get a taxi as you cannot get parked with all the cars parked on double yellow lines etc etc. Traffic Wardens only there on a certain day, but there is plenty of work for them when they do turn up...... I can manage without, leave mine for someone who is struggling.
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I seldom use disabled parking . Prefer weigh-less and to walk a little or take the furthest disabled bay if I need on the day as I suffer in pain. Plus I see others struggling more. But I do get cross when i see disabled badge holders away from their vehicles walking normally. I never forget a face and see those same people on the beach walking their dogs for miles. Hmm.. I use two sticks and recently out of a chair into an exoskeleton, believe me it’s hard for me but I manage as I do not give up.
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I was only talking Blue Badges, but I have seen what you mention in your last three paragraphs. There is a member on this forum that can never get a disabled slot at his supermarket, with a person in a wheelchair in a converted vehicle. I felt sorry for him as the supermarket run is so stressful for him due to what you describe about the disabled parking. Some ignorant people without a Blue Badge do just park in disabled slots, or they have a nice car and don't want it scratching, so park in the extra wide disabled and with children slots. You'll not stop that unfortunately. I have seen the hubby/wifey thing too!
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You will get abuse of a scheme unfortunately. I know a guy, have drank with him in a pub, he had a Blue Badge and could walk a mile home easily. Was on DLA High Level years until he was sussed out. It does annoy you but there is not a lot you can do.
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Maybe some blue badge holders have disabled children, the allocated spaces for disabled drivers are very minuscule within many corporations.
Parent and child also have larger parking spaces to negotiate prams and buggies, maybe parents of disabled children who cannot find allocated disabled spaces then need to move to the next suitable space that accommodates their needs for wheelchair access etc.
I personally don’t assume that every blue badge holder parked in parent and child are disabled adults.
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I have a Blue Badge and my disability is non visible, I'd be very upset to be challenged over using mine and some of the comments on this thread aren't very nice either, but each to their own.
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I doubt when the people are clearly over 70 and I see no children and they display their badge as I watch them get out. Hmm
same as I caught Devon radio in a devon radio car parked I sent the producer pictures. He was not happy.0 -
I have a blue badge and when I leave the car I walk normally. I dont have a limp or use a walking stick nor do I look ' ill ' Please don't judge a book by its cover.
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As far as I'm aware, the Blue Badge hasn't ever been a 'Faulty Leg' badge. It covers all sorts of conditions. Perhaps the wheelchair symbol is to blame for the misunderstanding?
I also have a Blue Badge and can sometimes walk reasonably normally. Other times I can barely walk from my chair to the toilet, let alone get down the stairs. Luckily lost the ability to drive nearly 5 years ago. And haven't been able to travel at all since. So you won't have to see me walking 'normally' away from a disabled space. 😉
(Back to the original topic though, I don't think Blue Badge holders should be using Parent & Child spaces.)
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Hi Kimi and to others, I have removed that comment about the forum member challenging people in the disabled slots. I read his story on this forum and it was upsetting. I should have thought before I typed it, but that was part of his story. Sorry if it upset you.
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wouldn’t that be nice to get rid of the wheelchair symbol and just adopt the plain blue badge.
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Aside from the main theme of the thread, what does seem a little bit concerning is the judgement of other people's disabilities and their ability to function. Whilst in similar vein, we may be dismayed when and how sometimes fully abled body members of society judge disabled people. However, at the same time I realise it is fairly normal human nature to evaluate other people based on what we see (and on what they say and how they say it, how they behave, sonrtimes on how they look etc).
Some conditions are variable (e.g. rheumatoid conditions that can flare up badly making movement very difficult but at other times can be relatively ok, similarly back issues and flare-ups, lung conditions you might walk normally for five to ten minutes but after that boom you're done etc). Keep an open mind is all that I am saying.
Lastly, with regard to the blue badge and the last paragraph. I suppose on a good day you should not park in the blue badge bay...
... and what if that means paying for parking...
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Technically Blue Badges are to enable accessible parking, which is not the same as free parking.
Some local areas and several private parking providers offer accessible spaces which are not free and BB holders pay the same as everyone.
I also have a RADAR key and I only use the locked toilet (or unlocked disabled loo) when I have a specific need to do so.
At all other times I use the ladies.
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I have a blue badge as I have a variety of conditions. Sometimes I can walk normally, sometimes it’s even a bit of a trot. That’s because I’m about to pee or poo myself. Also if I’ve gone shopping my return is rarely half as elegant, and I’m sometimes bent over and staggering to get back to the car. I’ve been challenged for using the disabled loo too, it’s embarrassing. I’ve also had to remind a friend who uses a wheelchair that not all disabilities are visible.
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All these people struggling in and out of supermarkets. Have they never heard of home delivery? I paid £80 for yearly, unlimited deliveries.
I stopped going to supermarkets, because the staff have enough to do without picking me up off the floor (This was when I was still ambulant).
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Some people like to see the goods they want in person rather than looking at pictures on a website!
With home deliveries you can end up sending stuff back because of damaged goods, items out of date or short use by dates.
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I would like to do lots of things, but want doesn't always get.
Having used Sainsbury's home delivery for about 4 years now, I have had surprisingly few problems, and anything you don't want, you can hand back to the driver.
As a compromise, I am happy enough with the service.
I understand wanting that social interaction, and hand picking veg etc, but if anyone is really struggling, it is something I would recommend.
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they will not come to deliver to me until I move to my new place after Xmas
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