AIBU - a disabled parking space is NOT the boss's space!!

[Fizzielove]

Just that really!! AIBU to think this is really bad form?

Is the boss disabled?

Unless the boss is disabled then the disabled space is not for their use. If the boss is disabled, then it's still just a disabled space but one that they can use.

Sort of missed out the important piece of information...

Is there an important piece of information missing MrsTerryPratchett?

I would imagine the important piece MrsTP refers to is whether or not the boss is disabled??

That would be the one... Boss is the only disabled worked there; YABU. Boos is not disabled; YANBU.

Boos?

I guess in a private carpark anyone can use it as its up to the carpark owner to enforce it rather than the council. Council owned or street disabled bays he would be comiting an offence.

Maybe Fizzie had noticed that her non-disabled boss had parked in a disabled space in a supermarket car park?

Most supermarket carparks are privately owned so although morally wrong to use its still upto the land owner. Only council carparks and non private roads are where council/police can enforce.

In a private carpark/road the owner would have to sue the driver the same way they would for not buying a ticket to park in that carpark.

YANBU to think that a boss shouldn't commender the parking space if not disabled.

How are you sure he isn't? Has he said to you? He could have a disability you can't see. My friend has an invisible disability and she gets so much grief from people who think she can't possibly be disabled.

My boss parks in a disabled bay at work and he is not disabled. But as he owns the building and the car park there is not much anyone can say to him.

In my office' private car park 5 staff cars park in 4 disabled spaces, as there's a massive shortage of parking and there are no disabled staff. There are still a couple of disabled visitor spaces though.

Who would be using the space if boss didn't?

The head at my school does. Mainly because the space would be "wasted" if she didn't. It's a staff carpark and we have no blue badge holders among the staff. All the other staff would be too polite/embarrassed to use it, so she parks there to leave another space free for someone else.

So, Fizzie, how about you come back and give us a bit more information?

crème, frustrating as the invisible disability situation is for sufferers, it can't apply to parking. If a person is entitled to use the space, they'll have a badge. No badge, no space, regardless of how difficult things are for them.

I'm a 'boss' and I park in the disabled space at work every day...

If it's a company car park and there are no blue badge holders in the company, then there is nothing wrong with the boss using it.

Order That's dreadful. What if a visitor or a parent is disabled? The disabled space should always be left free. If everyone thought as your boss does, disabled people wouldn't be able to count on finding a space when going to places they're not working at or constantly visiting. And they really need to be able to count on that. It's not as if they can pop into reception and ask someone to move their car. I know - I've been there. When you finally get hold of the driver, they're full of apologies and explain that there's never anybody in that space. But that's why the law is there - to allow a disabled person to have the place on the one day in 365 that they need it.

A visitor or parent wouldn't be in the staff carpark....

My boss told us a few years ago not to use the disabled spaces as a parent complained about it (school). Guess who uses the disabled spaces???

OrderofWork I agree but the OP hasn't mentioned checking for a blue badge. It's possible she's just noticed Boss parking there and assumed he's being an arse rather then actually checked the car.

He could equally be being an arse.

The amount of people who glared at my friend and didn't even bother to look or see her blue badge was staggering. Apparently just looking able-bodied somehow makes the blue badge disappear...

If a disabled person can't park or has to walk a long way as a result of this behaviour he risks getting done under the disabiloty discrimination provisions of the Equalities Act 2010.