To be annoyed that I get glared at for having a blue badge

No, it is not "perfectly fine".

It's no more perfectly fine than checking that your brother REALLY needs that wheelchair.

Would you be fine with strangers coming over and suggesting ways to check if he actually can walk before letting him park?

People are awarded BB because they meet the criteria for them, which they have had to prove.

It is never "perfectly fine" to question why someone has a BB.

You’re not understanding.

The problem is people using relatives’ or stolen blue badges or using spaces without having any badge at all.

A disabled person pulling up in their car behind a car parked in a disabled space can’t see the badge displayed at the front.

If the occupant of the car gets out and is not visibly disabled, this means that they are more likely to not be entitled to use the space. It is obviously not conclusive proof.

Yes, many blue badge holders are not visibly disabled. However the vast majority of people who do not appear disabled are indeed not disabled. So it is perfectly fine to ask someone who does not appear disabled whether they have a blue badge, as long as it is done politely.

Believe me, the amount of “sorry mate I was just nipping in quickly, just let me move” responses he gets make it worthwhile.

Obviously the blue badge thieves/misusers will just say yes, and I am not suggesting that the questioner then check the badge in the manner of a traffic warden. But it might make them think twice about doing it again when they are challenged directly by someone who has a right to the space.

@Sparklebelle1024 , maybe think about it from a different perspective. I looked after my dad in the three years before he died, he lived with me and he couldn’t get out on his own. It’s odd the things you miss when you can’t do them anymore and he liked to go to the supermarket. It was very difficult for me though because I needed the extra space to bring his wheelchair alongside his seat and haul him out. It was really rare for there to be any disabled spaces free, I’d often be forced to park in a mother and child space but even they were scarce. I didn’t take him out so much in the end because I’d be hanging around waiting for a suitable spot to become available and nearly always a perfectly able bodied person would eventually turn up and get in the car they’d parked in the disabled space they didn’t need.
People aren’t entitled to be rude but they are I feel entitled to ask because disabled parking spaces are so often abused.
I thought your question was rather ageist by the way. Elderly people and middle aged people (carers) are the ones most likely to have come across abuse of disabled parking spaces.

Ok, so interfere.... But only in certain situations?

If I'm walking past a space I might give a quick glance at the window. If I see a BB that's it. I move on. If I don't I might give a brave "scowl" to the driver! I might even mention it if I see a traffic warden (actually now that I think about it once I did report someone who parked and ran from the car - he was of the just nipping in for a minute gang - but he was back at the car before the warden even got to it) but I will not hang around, waiting to see someone getting out of the car and then checking if they've displayed a badge or not and then go report them. It easier to just look as you're passing. Rather than hang around for a sting operation!

As I said, best to get onto the disability rights groups and ask them to make this request publicly known.

My opinion... There's going to be an awful lot less availability of BB spaces if they are not self-policed by the public. But at least everyone will be happy 😉

It’s harassment full stop !
And it’s judgemental!
lots of people do it !
I have a blue badge I look glamorous and I had a traffic warden hover over me whilst parking and his co worker ready to pounce !! When I’d parked I displayed my blue badge !
They then both left but whilst checking me out a guy parked on double yellow lines !!!
It’s very rude ! To be judged on what u look like or your age !

The badge is there for wardens and police to check, not for any old busy body to demand a peek

Even if it's a traffic warden it's none of their business. They don't give blue badges away, so if you have one, you are entitled to it. If you have one, you are entitled to park in blue badge spaces as long as you comply with the rules and display your badge. That is all anyone needs to know, including traffic wardens.

Ok, so interfere.... But only in certain situations?

I would favor not interfering at all but as this seems to be an extremely challenging idea for some posters I thought getting involved after the occupants had left was the best compromise.

It would be nice if you could let disabled blue badge holders go about their days using the facilities provided without harassing them. What you are doing is similar to demanding to know if child who isn’t white is British in school incase they aren’t entitled to be there.

I am one of the fortunate ones who has to date not had a brush with disability in my nearest and dearest. But I am going to take a wild guess that it’s not largely a whole lot of fun.

Disability parking places should be there to make people feel more relaxed. To take one extra worry out of the challenging day. They should know that they will be able to park in peace at the other end. I cannot imagine what it must be like to have to worry about people being aggressive and antagonistic when they exit the car. For people who are slightly anxious in personality, the fear of challenge must be horrendous. Some of the comments here have made me really angry.

Even if it's a traffic warden it's none of their business. They don't give blue badges away, so if you have one, you are entitled to it. If you have one, you are entitled to park in blue badge spaces as long as you comply with the rules and display your badge. That is all anyone needs to know, including traffic wardens.

@Sparklebelle1024 , maybe think about it from a different perspective. I looked after my dad in the three years before he died, he lived with me and he couldn’t get out on his own. It’s odd the things you miss when you can’t do them anymore and he liked to go to the supermarket. It was very difficult for me though because I needed the extra space to bring his wheelchair alongside his seat and haul him out. It was really rare for there to be any disabled spaces free, I’d often be forced to park in a mother and child space but even they were scarce. I didn’t take him out so much in the end because I’d be hanging around waiting for a suitable spot to become available and nearly always a perfectly able bodied person would eventually turn up and get in the car they’d parked in the disabled space they didn’t need.
People aren’t entitled to be rude but they are I feel entitled to ask because disabled parking spaces are so often abused.
I thought your question was rather ageist by the way. Elderly people and middle aged people (carers) are the ones most likely to have come across abuse of disabled parking spaces.

@Sparklebelle1024 , maybe think about it from a different perspective. I looked after my dad in the three years before he died, he lived with me and he couldn’t get out on his own. It’s odd the things you miss when you can’t do them anymore and he liked to go to the supermarket. It was very difficult for me though because I needed the extra space to bring his wheelchair alongside his seat and haul him out. It was really rare for there to be any disabled spaces free, I’d often be forced to park in a mother and child space but even they were scarce. I didn’t take him out so much in the end because I’d be hanging around waiting for a suitable spot to become available and nearly always a perfectly able bodied person would eventually turn up and get in the car they’d parked in the disabled space they didn’t need.
People aren’t entitled to be rude but they are I feel entitled to ask because disabled parking spaces are so often abused.
I thought your question was rather ageist by the way. Elderly people and middle aged people (carers) are the ones most likely to have come across abuse of disabled parking spaces.

It speaks volumes, as far as I am concerned, that the posters encouraging disabled people to be gracious, smiling, and grateful for the BB police crusaders, have no idea of the lingering effects that being challenged repeatedly can do to them. Posters have said how it can affect them so much, that they curtail going out, or may wear clothes that show their disability, so that they can go about unhindered by these people. How depressing. Who do they think they are?, and the posters on here defending these people, is frankly disturbing.

@Sparklebelle1024 , maybe think about it from a different perspective. I looked after my dad in the three years before he died, he lived with me and he couldn’t get out on his own. It’s odd the things you miss when you can’t do them anymore and he liked to go to the supermarket. It was very difficult for me though because I needed the extra space to bring his wheelchair alongside his seat and haul him out. It was really rare for there to be any disabled spaces free, I’d often be forced to park in a mother and child space but even they were scarce. I didn’t take him out so much in the end because I’d be hanging around waiting for a suitable spot to become available and nearly always a perfectly able bodied person would eventually turn up and get in the car they’d parked in the disabled space they didn’t need.
People aren’t entitled to be rude but they are I feel entitled to ask because disabled parking spaces are so often abused.
I thought your question was rather ageist by the way. Elderly people and middle aged people (carers) are the ones most likely to have come across abuse of disabled parking spaces.