A WWYD parking thread, probably boring as you know what

[ALemonyPea]

We have flats across the road from us, yellow lines on one side. The flats all have their own allocated parking on the other side of the flats.

Our lovely elderly neighbours have a disabled bay outside their home. They don’t use it every day, however they’re the only ones in the street with a blue badge and the bay was out there for them. They’re far too nice to complain about anything.

A group of students have moved in to one of the flats. They have taken it upon themselves to park in the bay. They don’t have a blue badge. Their car is tiny and there is enough space for hem to park further up or, in their actual allocated parking space.

Now, WIBU by putting a note on their windscreen (when it’s dark) to tell them to park elsewhere otherwise I’ll report them to whoever I can report them to.

Perhaps they don't know about the allocated bay? Perhaps one of them is disabled? -perhaps have a chat with them.

I wouldn't bother warning them tbh. I think able bodied people who park in disabled bays are scumbags.

If it's a proper disabled space, with the sign on the pavement next to it, then go and speak to them. If they do it again, call the council.

Oh and yes don't do the note - talk and communication has a long way to go with a smile etc....

I lived in a student area once where there was a disabled boy with a parking space assigned for him -but then an elderly lady moved in also disabled. Everyone got on fine by talking to each other!

Some disabilities aren't visible -why not ask them?

Disabled spaces aren't assigned to a specific person. Doesn't matter if you applied for it and it's put outside your house; it's still a disabled space that can be used by anyone with a blue badge.

Some disabilities are not visible true. But if you don’t have a blue badge on display you can’t park in a disabled space.

The OP said that the students do not have a blue badge.

The OP has said they don’t have a blue badge on display. I would report them, anyone with a car shouldn’t need reminding not to park in a disabled space

@AlexanderHamilton

My comment was meant for the poster who said that a bit had the space assigned to him then an elderly lady moved in. Spaces aren't assigned.

I know some disabilities aren’t visible, I have a child with one.

They don’t have a blue badge. The bay happens to be the closest route to the entrance to their flat. I’m unsure which flat is theirs.

And I know he bay isn’t an allocated to the lovely couple bay. They can’t access it when they need to.

In that case put a note on saying it's a disabled bay and not to park there or you'll tell the council. They will then send a traffic warden round to give them a ticket.

I would also say you're not the old people. You don't want any repercussions for them.

Since Disabled Parking Spaces are well marked and the students are not displaying a blue badge I would report it to the council and to the university, our local uni encourages local residents to report this type of thing as well as antisocial behaviour.