Blue Badges (Disabled)

1_barry_conlon said:
glen quagmire said:
1_barry_conlon said:
My dad has Parkinsons. He also has a blue badge which my sister and I use when we take him anywhere. He has no car as he can't drive due to his condition. My car is a Range Rover. Can you advise me what to change it to as obviously he shouldn't be driving around in it?

Do they still make the blue 3 wheelers as this is obviously more befitting of his status for being a raspberry.
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If he doesn't have a car, then why does he need a blue badge?

(not a piss take, i am genuinely curious fella)
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He has a lot of hospital appointments and also if we take him out anywhere he's a handful getting out of the car to put in his wheelchair. His Parkinsons means he can barely stand up without falling. Plus he needs to get out and not be a prisoner in his home so a car is vital really.

It does make things easier and we would never use it without him due to the chance you could get caught and that would be the end of that!
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That's great mate. I thought the badge came with the car. Using it if your dad is there or not is no issue with me. It's good to hear that you and your sister are there to chauffeur him about, after all he did it for you both for years i bet!
 
I never really understood why they parked for free either, if you're disabled do you get public transport free also? I got this off the council website.

In England and Wales, Blue Badge holders may generally park:

on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours, unless there is a ban on loading or unloading
at 'on-street' parking meters and pay-and-display machines for free and for as long as they need to
in disabled parking bays
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Does the bit in bold open it to interpretation?
 
only so far as many, many local authority car parks exclude blue badge concessions.
 
SWP's back said:
glen quagmire said:
1_barry_conlon said:
My dad has Parkinsons. He also has a blue badge which my sister and I use when we take him anywhere. He has no car as he can't drive due to his condition. My car is a Range Rover. Can you advise me what to change it to as obviously he shouldn't be driving around in it?

Do they still make the blue 3 wheelers as this is obviously more befitting of his status for being a raspberry.
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If he doesn't have a car, then why does he need a blue badge?

(not a piss take, i am genuinely curious fella)
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Read it again, he explains in his post you blind Scottish rag.

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Why Always Ste said:
And Simmers - let me ask you this: why should disabled blue badge owners pay for parking?
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Why shouldn't they?
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It's a massive grey area this Blue Badge lark, it's about time there was an overhaul. I would start by having 2 or 3 different coloured badges so different people were entitled things. Severely disabled people should have free parking close to wherever they need to be (much as it is now). Then below that there should be certain restrictions like having to pay and not being allowed to park on double yellows depending on type of disability.

Like many on here know I am a one armed amputee who sometimes has to carry heavy bags a long way to get back to my car, which can obviously be a strain. I don't complain nor do I feel like I should be entitled to free parking. However, I do think I should be allowed to park as close as possible to where I need to be when the circumstance arises. I have not tried to claim a blue badge mainly because I know I am not entitled to one. On the other hand though, pardon the pun, a friend of mine who suffers from tourettes is entitled to everything. This lady has no problems with any kind of mobility but gets one on the basis that she feels uncomfortable on public transport!

The whole system is shit and wrong and needs a overhaul.
 
daveduke67 said:
Speaking of car parks - why do they often have the parent and child spaces furthest away from the trolley parks? Do you push your baby to the trolley park and carry them back in the pissing rain or leave them unattended in your car?
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Or park in one of the normal spaces closer to the entrance?
 
What's this mother and child parking concession?

Tell you what

DON'T GO SHOPPING WITH YOUR SCROTES.
 
Mustard Dave said:
daveduke67 said:
Speaking of car parks - why do they often have the parent and child spaces furthest away from the trolley parks? Do you push your baby to the trolley park and carry them back in the pissing rain or leave them unattended in your car?
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Or park in one of the normal spaces closer to the entrance?
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and then damage the car next to you with your door trying to get your kids in and out.<br /><br />-- Thu May 31, 2012 9:43 pm --<br /><br />
denislawsbackheel said:
What's this mother and child parking concession?

Tell you what

DON'T GO SHOPPING WITH YOUR SCROTES.
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That'll be right, just leave them at home with a bowl of food and water, they'll be fine and there won't be a thread made about you being an unfit parent.
 
That's our logic re looking after him. Him and my mam didn't do a bad job with us so it's only fair. It was also one of the reasons i took voluntary redundancy,so i could look after him and not some carer he doesn't know.


glen quagmire said:
1_barry_conlon said:
glen quagmire said:
If he doesn't have a car, then why does he need a blue badge?

(not a piss take, i am genuinely curious fella)
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He has a lot of hospital appointments and also if we take him out anywhere he's a handful getting out of the car to put in his wheelchair. His Parkinsons means he can barely stand up without falling. Plus he needs to get out and not be a prisoner in his home so a car is vital really.
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It does make things easier and we would never use it without him due to the chance you could get caught and that would be the end of that!
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That's great mate. I thought the badge came with the car. Using it if your dad is there or not is no issue with me. It's good to hear that you and your sister are there to chauffeur him about, after all he did it for you both for years i bet!
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GStar said:
Why does the OP think owning a 'nice' car and having a disability are two demographics which can't/don't overlap?
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I'm enjoying reading the debate here. It's obviously raised issues people have regarding having/not having a badge etc. I especially enjoy the tongue in cheek posts!

In reply to the quote, I think this part of my post was misinterpreted. My point, not really that well made, was that I see lots of Range Rovers, Jags, Mercs, BMW's etc parking with blue badges and the occupants being obviously fit and healthy and in some instances running to get to wherever. I'm sure there are plenty of perfectly legitimate BB holders who have such a car, but perhaps the instances of abuse are higher among these types of car owners. IE posh car owner has family with blue badge, but simply uses it as a park anywhere badge. I'm not sure what the rate is for motability, but I don't think it extends to 50k cars, but I could be mistaken. The point really was that there appeared to be a disproportionate amount of such vehicles with blue badges which raised a question in my mind as to whether they were all legitimate users. They can't all have had a massive payout!
 
ell said:
My cousin joked about this once although I get the feeling he was actually thinking it when he said "theyve got wheels surely they should be the furthest away" I laughed at the time but thinking back I think he wasnt joking
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Well, from what I've seen of the Special Olympics it appears to me that they can get around well enough if they need to. Therefore, bin the fucking parking spaces and take your chances with everyone else.

Oh, don't get me started on special parking for people with kids - fuck off and park with everyone else, or stop having fucking kids you lazy twat.
 
Franny Lee's Barrel Chest said:
GStar said:
Why does the OP think owning a 'nice' car and having a disability are two demographics which can't/don't overlap?
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I'm enjoying reading the debate here. It's obviously raised issues people have regarding having/not having a badge etc. I especially enjoy the tongue in cheek posts!

In reply to the quote, I think this part of my post was misinterpreted. My point, not really that well made, was that I see lots of Range Rovers, Jags, Mercs, BMW's etc parking with blue badges and the occupants being obviously fit and healthy and in some instances running to get to wherever. I'm sure there are plenty of perfectly legitimate BB holders who have such a car, but perhaps the instances of abuse are higher among these types of car owners. IE posh car owner has family with blue badge, but simply uses it as a park anywhere badge. I'm not sure what the rate is for motability, but I don't think it extends to 50k cars, but I could be mistaken. The point really was that there appeared to be a disproportionate amount of such vehicles with blue badges which raised a question in my mind as to whether they were all legitimate users. They can't all have had a massive payout!
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It's been pointed out a couple of times that the disabled person often doesn't own a car, whether they are unfit to drive or they can't afford one. Therefore the Blue Badge goes to their carer or next of kin who take them to the places they need to go, such as the hospital or shopping. And that carer or next of kin can drive whatever car they like.
 
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