Badges are only for 3 years now, at least in my case.
Blue Badge and Motability are separate. BB is council run, Motability requires you to be on highest rate of Personal Independance Payment benefit, which I'm not on at all.
Parent & Child Parking
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Badges are only for 3 years now, at least in my case.
Blue Badge and Motability are separate. BB is council run, Motability requires you to be on highest rate of Personal Independance Payment benefit, which I'm not on at all.
Not necessarily. You can get a blue badge without receiving the higher element of PIP/DLA for help with getting around.
It's this PIP/DLA element that gives you eligibility for Motability and, even then, it needs to be awarded and valid for a minimum period i.e. you need it not to expire within a certain period e.g. 18 months (I forget the actual timescale)
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I've had a few run ins with white van man with no kids parking in one in the past. As well as other morons. They didn't have anything to say and to their credit were apologetic and sheepish about it. I wasn't rude to them I just pointed out the problem. Only 1 person tried to make a scene fortunately they were wise not to insist on making the scene. I think deep down they realised they were wrong.
Now my kids are older I'm happy to park further away. But when they were still in a pram or too small to feel safe in a car park I'd always park near the shop. However if there's a space and I have my kids with me I'll use the child parking area.
Now my kids are older I'm happy to park further away. But when they were still in a pram or too small to feel safe in a car park I'd always park near the shop. However if there's a space and I have my kids with me I'll use the child parking area.
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It's quite funny that there are people who think parent and child bays are about 'being lazy'.
As has already been stated, try getting a baby out of a modern car seat without having the door wide open. Also the need for a safe path through the car park without having to run the gauntlet of cars trying to park is an obvious one with a child in tow.
Many times I've parked in regular spaces because all the parent and child ones are full and it does wind me up when someone walks back to their precious Q5, or whatever car they deem too superior to park with the muggles, without a kid in sight.
I've also had the situation of being on my own with my, at the time, 14 month old. Trolley full of shopping and my car pinned in between 2 SUVs with 'just about enough room to squeeze in' on both sides. Not fun but more importantly, not safe for anyone.
As has already been stated, try getting a baby out of a modern car seat without having the door wide open. Also the need for a safe path through the car park without having to run the gauntlet of cars trying to park is an obvious one with a child in tow.
Many times I've parked in regular spaces because all the parent and child ones are full and it does wind me up when someone walks back to their precious Q5, or whatever car they deem too superior to park with the muggles, without a kid in sight.
I've also had the situation of being on my own with my, at the time, 14 month old. Trolley full of shopping and my car pinned in between 2 SUVs with 'just about enough room to squeeze in' on both sides. Not fun but more importantly, not safe for anyone.
The correct thing to do in this situation is leave your trolley in the middle of the road, sit your child on your lap while your reverse the car out into the middle of the road until the rear doors are clear and then stop there, causing traffic chaos and blocking everyone from passing else while you strap the child in safely.
It might inconvenience everyone else and be extremely inconsiderate and selfish, but there's no law against it, so according to some posters in this thread, that makes it perfectly OK
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