Woman shouted at me for parking in a disabled spot

Someone posted a photo on nextdoor of a bouncy castle company van in a disabled space with the caption they were reporting the driver to his boss.

The driver replied “Thank you for the free advertising. I am my own boss. If you want to see my disability here it is.” He posted a photo of himself with his trouser rolled up displaying a prosthetic limb (silver pole leg). Followed up by “It was damaged so badly whilst I was serving in Iraq I had to have it amputated.”

I wish I could have seen the original posters face!

They probably park on yellow zigzag lines outside their DC’s school(s)

@Rosscameasdoody yep it’s the elderly who hurl abuse at my friend with her autistic DS. They are unaware of the hidden disabilities and what conditions are now included under the blue badge scheme.

I really hate ignorant people- especially the elderly.

But that wouldn't make any sense. Then the disabled person being collected in the car would be forced to walk further to be collected by car..

It's as much about the disabled person getting back into the car as getting out of it!

I know it must be annoying to be questioned by strangers. But strangers do this because so many able bodied people do park in disabled parking spaces. And the absolute worst is parents collecting children.

I know. My comment was in response to a discussion about the disabled person waiting in the car while the person with them did an errand

What a pathetic couple. Do they pay for sole use of ‘their spot’ so no one else uses it? No

What happened afterwards? Hopefully Morrisons have banned them!

you can park in one if picking up a disabled person such as my friend with her DM at Bingo.

Just say "If you have an issue with where I've parked speak to owners of the carpark" if it happens again. No need to justify yourself to members of the public with no authority over the parking arrangements.

Not to mention the fact that many invisible illness diagnoses around today in their day were just dismissed as "hysteria/all in your head" and maybe the person suffering being considered self indulgent or neurotic. or else shoved into an institution. MS was once considered this way, as was depression and PMS/PMDD. Then it was the turn of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia to be vilified in this way.

Yes that is why I was asking, because I stated in my post that it was fine what that person was doing, and was not sure if the poster who highlighted my post, was agreeing, or disagreeing with what I wrote.

i had to chuckle this last weekend. I drive myself and My elderly mum everywhere, she has a crappy hip, but i'm the BB holder due to mobility issues.

I took her shopping and she carefully got out the car, sorted her bags then toddled off to get a trolley as i pushed my door open and went to turn to put my feet out. Some lady piped up "You should do that, not your poor old mum" pointing to her picking a trolley out.

I ignored as mom came back with trolley, opened my back door and handed me my crutches so i could get out and stand up, steadying me as i straightened up. Lady just looked like a deer in the headlights and scuttled off.

The assumption that its the 70yo with a badge, and not the healthy looking 40yo in the car always tickles me.

Of course it isn't!

Here is a quote from from UK rules:

Who can use the badge?
The badge is for your use and benefit only. It must only be displayed if you are travelling in the vehicle as a driver or passenger, or if someone is collecting you or dropping you off and needs to park at the place where you are being collected or dropped.

Yes true. But eligibility has been expanded without changes to the number of spaces.
For many people it is not a case of Blue Badge spaces being something to make life easier. We just have to drive back home and have done so. Although a friend who is paraplegic just parks across two ordinary spaces, and successfully appeals the fines.

Even if that were the case, then the number of BB spaces should be increased then, to meet the need.

Amen, @LadyKenya

How rude of her. Doesn't need to be answered

Since the eligibility for Blue Badge has been expanded, it is harder getting Blue Badge spaces.

@LadyKenya my disability is visible.

This is why the local authority decide who is deserving of a blue badge, not some deranged woman in the street.
I've had issues myself, my mum has a blue badge and I put it in the car to then help her into and out of her house. If someone sees me before or after I drop/collect her they make assumptions! I usually just say 'if you're going to be a busy body try to get it right'.

Just because there's a permit on the car it doesn't mean the person the permit is for is in the car. Some people just use it all the time. Not that she would know whether it's for you or a disabled relative. And there are a lot of stolen or forged badges about. People do jump to conclusions if you look fit and healthy.

I know one person who uses his dad's car if he goes somewhere difficult to park because of his dad's disability badge, infuriating really, and then people who really need the space can't park.

Yes of course@JoyousGreyOrca. I don't know, maybe there should be a National campaign regarding invisible disabilities, to educate the general public, if there has not already been one. A few signs on some toilet doors, in M&S etc, is clearly not enough!

Take a photo of her car number plate and say that you’ll report her to the police for harassment.

We get this all the time. Blue badge for son who has multiple seizures without warning and other hidden disabilities. We were assessed as qualifying for one.

We have had all sorts shout at us, even with a blue badge on display. The worst was at Morrisons on holiday. An elderly couple in a car started beeping at us just as had parked. Apparently we were in “their spot”. They wanted to know how long we would be, and all sorts of insults. She got out to look at the blue badge, demanding I turn it over to show who it was for. I refused.

We walked away and went into the shop and told security. as soon as we were out of sight, the driver had driven his car down the side of mine to block the driver side door, miscalculated and scraped the whole side of my car and his in the process. All on camera, police called as they were screaming about it. Some people are severely entitled about these things.

It is my badge. As I stated. He parks there for me. I do not drive. It's not misuse at all.