% of non-disabled people who park in Disabled spots!!...

My Mum has a disabled parking badge, so always parks in the disabled parking spaces.
She isn't in a wheel chair (but does sometimes use the supermarket “buggies”), and finds walking long distances difficult.
Some people may not look "Obviously" disabled, but are still entitled to their badge for a variety of reasons.
There are people who obtain their badge fraudulently, but there isn’t too much that can be done in a supermarket car park.

I agree that people should not park in the space when they have no badge. I regularly confront people who do so, and most of the time they say they didn't know, and park elsewhere.
 
freak2002 said:
As I was in a childs space (baby was asleep in back of car) I also noticed only a few people seem to have kids who parked in the spots. In fact 1 mum seemed to think that having a 20 year old son makes it ok to park there.
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One of the supermarkets, I forget which, now states an age limit on their parent and child signs.

I used to always park in the parent and child spaces when I used to drive my dad to Tesco. Letter of the law, yo.
 
mp3duck said:
Some people may not look "Obviously" disabled, but are still entitled to their badge for a variety of reasons.
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I have no doubt that some were disabled, however I would assume that the majority (that I saw) were not.

I know my mum once parked in a disabled spot because she had my nans Badge. He was not with her though so I had a go.

I do not know any disabled people, (my nan died) but would think/hope it would annoy anyone who knew how hard it was.
 
freak2002 said:
I know my mum once parked in a disabled spot because she had my nans Badge. He was not with her though so I had a go.
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You are allowed to do that if you are making the trip for that disabled person, aren't you? Or is that some rubbish I've heard that is wrong?
 
The last thing I'm bothered about is the disabled parking spaces in the supermarket. I mean who cares, worry about the shopping.
 
It often seems that every other car in Glasgow has a blue badge, there are loads of them. There's a Ferrari and a Lamborghini that often park next to my street that have blue badges. Fair enough, I don't know the circumstances, but it is quite odd to see.

I guess the rules are pretty lax and any sort of disability could be argued to requiring one. I'm probably eligible for one, and my friend is trying to convince me to apply for one for his car. Maybe I could auction it off...
 
I will sometimes park in disabled/child spaces, it depends on the carpark though. For example the Homebase near us has about 20-30 disabled spaces which is absolutely ridiculous since it is a relatively small Homebase/carpark.

At the most you see 2-3 cars in them (I don't check whether they have badges), so in that example I do not think twice about parking there. However in another carpark where the disabled spaces are actually limited, or I do not know the carpark I will not park in them.
 
Morba said:
You are allowed to do that if you are making the trip for that disabled person, aren't you? Or is that some rubbish I've heard that is wrong?
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If you are dropping, or picking the person whose badge it is, you can park in a space.

freak2002 said:
I know my mum once parked in a disabled spot because she had my nans Badge. He was not with her though so I had a go.
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I would be able to use my Mums badge several times, but I don't, because it's illigal. The badge belongs to the person, so if that person is not involved in any part of the journey (drop of or pick up), you can't use it

One other point to note on disabled badges is the illegal trade in them.
In certain areas, they are worth £1000's in saved parking charges.
You are allowed to park on most single and double yellow lines for free, as well as free parking in most car parks.
The badges are a target for thief's who take them from parked cars.
 
mp3duck said:
My Mum has a disabled parking badge, so always parks in the disabled parking spaces.
She isn't in a wheel chair (but does sometimes use the supermarket “buggies”), and finds walking long distances difficult.
Some people may not look "Obviously" disabled, but are still entitled to their badge for a variety of reasons.
There are people who obtain their badge fraudulently, but there isn’t too much that can be done in a supermarket car park.

I agree that people should not park in the space when they have no badge. I regularly confront people who do so, and most of the time they say they didn't know, and park elsewhere.
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people get badges on medical grounds who can walk as good as the rest of us why should they get a badge?

what part of being blind means u cant walk?
who does being old get you a badge?

the whole badge thing is ****** if u dont need the wider parking space then get in a normal car park lazy ********
 
mp3duck said:
Some people may not look "Obviously" disabled, but are still entitled to their badge for a variety of reasons.
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This. I have a blue badge, I don't use crutches (anymore), and can walk away from the car (usually). I have a prosthesis which can give me excruciating pain standing and walking, it can give out at any minute without warning, and if I consequently have a fall I can't walk at all. There are some days where I have a heavy limp and struggle with walking. I also can't bend my leg more than 90 degrees without indescribable pain, so when the ***** next to me parks right up next to the car it is incredibly difficult and painful for me to get in/out. But a lot of the time, people see me and wonder why I have the badge. You don't need to fall out the car with no legs and crawl into the supermarket to have a badge (for those who watch Michael McIntyre, he sums this up beautifully)

That said, I don't use disabled spaces. In the supermarket I park away from them, I use it as a permit outside my house so I don't have to walk two miles home, I use it to park in normal spaces in the street. I hate the label that comes with the badge, especially as a young person; but I know I need to be able to park the car nearby.
 
nydryl said:
There are far too many disable places in so many car parks. Perth is terrible for it.
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Completely agree.

My local Tescos has about 10 parent and baby spaces, and about 40 leg mental spaces. The disabled ones are also normally 75% empty too.

And there's also the fact that people with 5+ year olds always seem to think they can still park in a baby space.

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During this time how many disabled people tried to park and couldn't find a disabled space?
 
As a parent, it really grates me when the mother and baby spaces are taken by anyone with a people carrier, as if by some law, people carrier = you have the right to park there.

If you have a child in a carseat then you can't just park in a normal bay.. there's no clearance to allow the door to open enough to get it out :(

This is not helped by Zafira man who tries to trap you in the car by parking 0.5cm from the driver's door.
 
Jambo said:
Exactly mate.

I try not to park in them but if I'm only going to be 2 minutes and all other spaces are taken then **** it. I'm just living my life.
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Sorry, but 2 minutes is 2 minutes too long
If there are no spaces free, then tough! You have to park elsewhere, or wait for a space to come free.

If during the time you're in the shop a disabled person comes along what should they do? They may not be able to park further away!
 
Cupra said:
people get badges on medical grounds who can walk as good as the rest of us why should they get a badge?
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I have a blue badge for my son who is Autistic. Judging from his level of energy and fitness he could probably run a marathon. Still can't walk more than a few yards without massive meltdowns if it's busy public place. Disability is not always visible and you shouldn't be so quick to judge.
 
I don't have a disable badge and I don't park in the disabled area, and aren't too impressed with people who abuse these spaces.

Seeing parents sat in the car with a child in the parent and child spaces also annoys me - the idea is to give you more room to get in and out with the child - not so your other half can '''just pop in for a few seconds''' :rolleyes:

It would be better if the parent and child spaces were further away from the entrance to stop this from happening - obviously making sure than area can be accessed safely by parents with toddling kiddies.

Yes - I am a parent and appreciate the extra space and would not mind in the least if the spaces were furthest away ;)
 
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