To have got sick of not being able to use the blue badge bay?

[Glitterknickaz]

DD is at preschool. There's not much parking close by, you have to walk right round the back of the building.

DD has multiple complex additional needs, including mobility issues. As a result she has a blue badge despite only being 2 years old.

EVERY MORNING I have to sit and wait whilst other parents drop their DCs off whilst using the only blue badge bay available. I've complained to DD's keyworker, the preschool manager and the management committee that own the site (it has a childrens & family centre there too).

The other parents honestly don't give a shiny shite. This morning I went to park across the back of the idiot that was in the bay and block him in... he wanted to move pretty quickly after that I can tell you! (it takes quite some time for DD to walk to playschool even from so close).

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!

Just keep blocking people in. They'll soon get the message. The muppets.

I've asked.... nothing has happened.
Ooh my blood pressure.....

It's not highway, it's private land so actually the bay doesn't need to be enforced. So why bother having it?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH again.

Keep blocking them in & taking all the time you need to drop your DD off - no doubt they will be the "most important parents" and always be in an "important rush" which is probably how they are justifying abusing the blue badge park.

And count to 10 & deep breaths for you - viewing it more as THEIR problem rather than yours might help you to relax about it. If they get stroppy just point to your blue badge and ask why they are parking there when they don't have one - ie find a way to make them feel ashamed.

Block them in the selfish sods!!!!!

I would just keep blocking them in. I don't think it is something that can enforced without having someone stood there monitoring the bay.

Or could you have a word with the parent and remind them it is a disabled bay? Usually in this situation, a parent will think twice about parking there when a blue badge holder has a word. The pre-school can do what they can but parents don't always take any notice of reminders in letters because they think it doesn't apply to them.

I have a problem at my dds pre school with people exiting the carpark through the marked entrance because the exit means driving 30 seconds more I have complained to the pre school but parents are still driving out the entrance It is so dangerous because it is quite a blind bend and if you drive out the entrance you don't see the car coming in until you have almost hit it!

Could a stern faced teacher, preferably the head not stand in the bay with her hands on her hips one morning ??

Maybe people think that there is no-one in the school that needs the bay so they can park there.

Maybe a bit in the newsletter for the school saying something like "Could parents please respect the disabled bay at the school, especially at drop off and pick up times as we do have pupils who need to use this".

Nah, they will do Bath...they just won't care

for you - selfish bastards.
Block 'em in and take your time.

Depends how bolshy you are willing to get. How about going up to one of the parents and saying "so sorry that little X has developed mobility problems overnight. She looked so healthy yesterday. Please, take all the time you need in the disabled bay. We will wait. We are used to it".

Definitely block them in and then when/if they dare say anything you can say that you have every right to park there because of your dd mobility and you will use that space whether they are there or not. If they don't want to be blocked in and kePt waiting then they don't park there. Simple. And keep skin it til they all get the message!

Saying not skin. Stoopid iPod!

Just put your badge up and block them, then take as long as you need to get your DD into the preschool. Selfish people will not care about your inconvenience, you have to turn it into their inconvenience before they will even notice it. You have to make it worse for them to use the blue badge bay than to find an alternative.

You can buy stickers online shaming people who do this. They are really hard to get off too.

Lol @ KungFuPanda and Shellfish :o

I totally agree though, both mine and my DPs mums are registered disabled and it really pi$$es us off when you see people who are blatantly not disabled parking in blue badge spots just because they're closer to the shop doors

Just block them in and dilly dally as much as you can, stop to have a friendly chat with someone, maybe stop to enjoy the sunshine, pick a few flowers. . . .

Absolutely block them in, and don't hurry back to your car either! I don't see how they could possibly argue with you when they can see a blue badge on dispaly in your car. Selfish fuckers.

If the bay is on the highway then ring the local community support officer and ask them if they can "police" it at drop off time for a day.

Definitely block them in.

Block them in.

I suggest writing a polite but firm note, explaining that you have a blue badge, attend the pre-school and need to use this bay every morning.

Copy x 50

Put one on the windscreen of everyone who parks in that bay.

Plus, blocking them in with your blue badge displayed.