Disabled parking bays.

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I imagine these must be pretty hard to get.

A neighbour of mine has just had a space marked out on the road today. She has a number of disabled kids, at least one is quite serverely disabled so no harm, a deserving case....

BUT

...this family does not have a car. her kids are collected & dropped off by taxi each school day. So, on a very crowded street where parking is a real bone of contention with pavement and verge parking rife, there will be a space left vacant virtually all day & night.

So, what will happen if others choose to park there, bearing in mind the general anachy of parking already? And what if somebody else has a disabled badge, will they be able to park there?

Just to add, we are only a one car family and will park leagally in the nearest available space, even if that'son a nearby road.

 

[surrey jim]

as far as im aware any disabled badge holder can use a disabled space wherever it is.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Brighton Hove City Council - disabled parking
Brighton Hove City Council - disabled parking bays

Disabled Parking Bays
Blue badge holders can apply for an on-street parking bay outside or near their homes, as long as they have no off street parking, such as a garage or driveway, and they are the driver or the driver lives with them. These are for people with severe mobility problems. While the bay is put in for the applicant, anyone with a blue badge may park there.

To have an application form sent to you, please fill in your details on the disabled parking bay request form. We will make every effort to deal with your application as quickly as possible, but the process can take up to six months or longer.

If you have any queries, please telephone us on (01273) 292387.

 

[British Bulldog]

as far as im aware any disabled badge holder can use a disabled space wherever it is.

I've never seen wheelchair roadrage!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I've never seen wheelchair roadrage!

Think I may have seen it on South Park once

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Interesting. My neighbour does not have a car or, as far as I know, is a driver.

A number ofr families up this way are on benefits, erm sorry, I mean disabled, so it will be interesting.

Don't the council ned to put up notice before thay make a disabled parking bay?

 

[csider]

If you have a blue badge you can park in a disabled bay.........but having no car and a bay?? Odd.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

csider, whilst i welcome your input, please do not post again on my thread.....

....because i have a post count of 1,364 & you have 1,360 and therefore much too close for comfort!

Oh, now I should be on 1365, so that's better.

 

[chez]

A bloke that lives near me has had a disabled space recently put in for him, he has also had a bathroom and bedroom built onto his council house at no cost to himself. So imagine my surprise when I saw him playing football in the street with a few kids the other day!!

Absolute Wanker!!

 

[csider]

csider, whilst i welcome your input, please do not post again on my thread.....

....because i have a post count of 1,364 & you have 1,360 and therefore much too close for comfort!

Oh, now I should be on 1365, so that's better.

Who me............??

 

[steward 433]

A bloke that lives near me has had a disabled space recently put in for him, he has also had a bathroom and bedroom built onto his council house at no cost to himself. So imagine my surprise when I saw him playing football in the street with a few kids the other day!!

Absolute Wanker!!

Video him and shop the

 

[surrey jim]

Video him and shop the

totally agree, shop the scrounger,

 

[chez]

I would but if it ever they learnt that he'd been grassed by me we would have to move. They are that kind of family.

 

[steward 433]

I would but if it ever they learnt that he'd been grassed by me we would have to move. They are that kind of family.

I will video him and shop him then

 

[Lord Bracknell]

If you have a blue badge you can park in a disabled bay.........but having no car and a bay?? Odd.

Not odd at all. The organisation I work for provides home to school transport for a large number of children with physical disabilities, who need to be picked up from home and returned again each afternoon. If space isn't available nearby, it causes tremendous stress to the children (and our staff) if they have to struggle a long distance to get to and from the vehicle.

 

[Robot Chicken]

A bloke that lives near me has had a disabled space recently put in for him, he has also had a bathroom and bedroom built onto his council house at no cost to himself. So imagine my surprise when I saw him playing football in the street with a few kids the other day!!

Absolute Wanker!!

Before you judge him, find out the NATURE of his disability. It may not be related to his ability to walk. Our very own Clothes Peg has JIA, a type of arthritis that can cause occasional swelling of the joints and loss of movement. Notice "occasional". If this bloke has such a condition then playing football for a short period could be possible.

So be careful before judging him.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

A bloke that lives near me has had a disabled space recently put in for him, he has also had a bathroom and bedroom built onto his council house at no cost to himself. So imagine my surprise when I saw him playing football in the street with a few kids the other day!!

Absolute Wanker!!

I played rugby for Dorking when I was younger; one of our players only had one arm and also opened the bowling for Headley during the summer. He drove an adapted car but no-one would have thought him a wanker (either absolute or conditional).
My point is that being disabled does not necessarily mean that you are unable to play football with some kids in the street; in fact the condition/disability may not be visible at all.

 

[mr sheen]

but a disabled parking badge is specifically for those with a permanent disability affecting their mobility. So those who have other disabilities, and many "invisible disabilities" wouldn't qualify anyway.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

but a disabled parking badge is specifically for those with a permanent disability affecting their mobility. So those who have other disabilities, and many "invisible disabilities" wouldn't qualify anyway.

Nothing untrue in what you say but a disability doesn't have to be visible to seriously affect your mobility.

 

[Robot Chicken]

Nothing untrue in what you say but a disability doesn't have to be visible to seriously affect your mobility.

Bad heart problem perhaps...