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Advice on receiving a parking ticket even I displayed my blue badge

Globster
Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,355 Disability Gamechanger
hello 
I had a hospital appointment queens medical centre in Nottingham. My dad parked in a disabled car parking space and displayed my blue badge. When I return to the car my dad saw a ticket on the windscreen. 

 I would like to hear has anyone else in scope community has parked disabled car spaces at Nottingham Queens Medical and displayed their blue badge and still got a parking ticket.

 I would also like to ask the scope community would you appeal against the parking ticket because my dad did display blue badge correctly.






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  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 3,638 Scope online community team
    edited May 2019
    It has not happened to me and I would most definitely appeal the ticket. Was it pay and display? Most allow Blue Badge holders in for free but some don't.

    NHS hospitals Charge Blue Badge Holders

    Nottingham Hospitals Charge Blue Badge Holders
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  • Connie00
    Connie00 Community member Posts: 252 Pioneering
    I also would appeal this play to they better nature saying sorry but you don’t know why you have got this ticket, is your dads blue badge still valid did they not give you a reason for this  
  • Connie00
    Connie00 Community member Posts: 252 Pioneering
    Sorry your blue badge
  • Gerald
    Gerald Community member Posts: 214 Pioneering
    Hi Globster I had the same thing in Leigh in the North West  parked disabled car spaces When I return to the car my there was a parking ticket and I put a appeal in  against the ticket and won so yes appeal hope you win all the best.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,317 Disability Gamechanger
    Did you pay and display? You would still need to have done this, even though you have a blue badge. It's not free parking i'm afraid. A quick google search suggests this... parking fees changed in January 2019.


    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
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  • exdvr
    exdvr Community member Posts: 331 Pioneering
    Depending on where exactly you are there may be a time limit on how long you can park.  Also it's a possibility that you have to pay for parking even if you have a blue badge. Definitely worth appealing even if only to find out exactly why the ticket was issued.

    Best wishes.

    DLTBGYD

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,317 Disability Gamechanger
    The links says blue badge holders still have to pay for parking, it's not free.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
  • KG100
    KG100 Community member Posts: 179 Pioneering
    In one of the hospitals I go to we have to display our blue badge but still pay for one hours parking.
    After paying for one hour we can stay for the rest of the day. 
  • Globster
    Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,355 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello 
    would anyone be able to tell does ticket machine  car park at queens medical centre Nottingham take card or do need to pay by coins?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,317 Disability Gamechanger
    Globster said:
    Hello 
    would anyone be able to tell does ticket machine  car park at queens medical centre Nottingham take card or do need to pay by coins?
    This link says the new machines there accept coins only. https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n5545.pdf&ver=11557

    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
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  • Globster
    Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,355 Disability Gamechanger
    Thank you poppy very much I really appreciate your help with answering my question 

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