to expect people not to park in Spaces for the disabled if they are not using them for the benefit of the Blue Badge holder?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

Alopogies in advance, but this has really disappointed me and I want a unanimous AIBU as I know I am right.

At the Post Office earlier I saw I man I know park in the disabled bay nearest the shop and pop the blue badge on the dashboard. His passenger then got out and whizzed into the shop.

Surely the badge is there for the man to use when he gets out the car to make access easier for him. He could park further away or drop her off?

I just am so disappointed that someone with experience of the difficulties getting around would take up a spaxe which could be needed by someone less able.

AIBU to be saddened by his lack of consideration?

So the blue bag holder stayed in the car?

If so YANBU, my Gran has a blue badge and I was under the impression that she can't stay in the car if we are parked using the badge.

You are right. That is taking the piss. BUT you will be told that you have no idea whether the passenger is the Blue Badge Holder with an unseen disability.

If the Badge Holder was the driver YANBU.

I don't begrudge him if he is the carer even though technically he's breaking the rules. Tough gig, caring, and if being able to pop to shop a bit quicker eased his day then good for him. If it was really quick then the space would be available again very soon

Unless you tell us why the man is disabled you don't know why he parked there - maybe the passenger ran in to get him a lucozade before he went into a diabetic coma, maybe not. maybe the passenger was running an errand for the car driver.

Any which way, he was legally parked so I don't think I could get all upset about it.

See, I know that blue badges can be used while on errands for the holder, I just would have assumed that when the Blue badge holders are not using them to make life that tiny bit easiier for themsleves, that they would think "oh, I don;t really need that space right next to the door, I'll leave it for someone who may need it as I know what a pain it is to have to struggle".

But maybe I am naive.

Have my first

What happened before they invented Blue Badge spaces?

A parking thread, posted in aibu on a boring Wednesday night. Hahahahaha

If he was doing it so that he could get something vital from the shop and get the disabled person home again quickly, then I think it is morally acceptable. But if it didn't speed the shpping up particularly, or the disabled person had no real need for his to rush, then you're right.

Did you need the disabled space? If not, YABU.
You don't get to judge each situation as to whether it's worthy to use a blue badge. The passenger was given a blue badge. That's it. You don't get a say in how it is used.

If it was the only disabled parking spot available then YANBU.

If there were others, then YABU and a bit picky.

There is one Blue Badge space at our local Tesco Express. Or the 'nipping in I will only be a minute and don't hold a Blue Badge space' as it may as well be called.

2 Disabled spaces, but the way they are set out, the second one is najorly more inconvenient.

Why the biscuit? Seriously, why?

Because it's AIBU innit? People like to throw biscuits about on a Disabled bay parking thread.

The badge should not be used if the person who holds it is,still in the car. I use one for my MIL she doesn't drive but can't get about without me. She cannot be left In the car whilst I run errands for her - its for me to park closer to where she needs to be.

Yup, SparklingB, without engaging a smidgeon of sense.

nokids, that's interesting, thanks.

"You don't get to judge each situation as to whether it's worthy to use a blue badge. The passenger was given a blue badge. That's it. You don't get a say in how it is used."

I'm not asking for a say in how it may be used.

I'm expressing my surprise that someone with a disablity would do something that would potentially inconvenience another perosn with a disability.

I think it's a bit 'ooh a Blue Badge parking thread' I will give a biscuit because the Op is bound to be BU, even if they aren't CTR. Tis the MN way.

Confused. The driver was the blue badge holder surely?

Well can you kindly stop noticing things CTR? Just walk round with your eyes shut.

HollyBerry, the passenger went in with a parcel, came back out with a newspaper. I guess somesort af sugary item could have been in the pocket for diabetic relief (if that makes sense), but as far as I'm aware the driver isn;t diabetic.

Yup, SPB, he's a Blue badge holder. As far as I am awar e, the passenger isn't.

There's every chance that as there was already another space available, he would have moved his car should two disabled people drive up at once.

Hah, SparklingB, I already said I am right!