Parking, assaulted. AIBU to report to police?

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Car parked in disabled spot. Only disabled bay on site. I politely pull up alongside and down my window. Person does same. I ask if they are disabled, they reply no, I ask if she would please move as I use a wheelchair and really need the spit.

I'm to,d I'm arrogant and she was refusing to move due to my attitude. So I park alongside. She'd parked, if you imagine an inverse T shape, she would be the I part. She had a car parker behind her but room behind. So I parked I. The T of the inverse T. I got my wheelchair out and displayed my disabled badge. Person 2 comes and asks me what the fuck I'm doing and to move my fucking car. Goes into my car and takes my disabled badge saying I wasn't disabled anymore and goes to their car. I start wheeling to the shop, comes up behind me, drags me back towards my car by the back of the seat. It tilts, back at my car, chair still tilted hits me in the back, tries to get in my car again, puts finger in my face saying I give disabled people a bad name.

I go into shop, came out to find badge on back of car wiper thingy and they'd gone. Should I go to the police? Was I bring unreasonable not to move my car to give them move room to exit the disabled spot (mind they exited the spot anyway)?

So glad you've reported it OP. Some people are entitled gits. I had a contratond with two delightful chavs ladies who'd parked in a disabled space. I asked them to move as if I can't get a space I have to go home. She came at me but reconsidered when I swung my oxygen cylinder at her. I may have said if she came any closer I'd wrap it round her head.

You see, I consider myself quite a nice person. Against capital punishment and all that. But reading something like this makes me sincerely wish that the police could find this piece of shit and have him horse whipped. Has humanity really sunk so low?

These stories are appalling. How on earth can anybody hate someone for being disabled??

That's absolutely awful - so glad you decided to report it. How dare anyone treat someone like that. You should sue them for the emotional upset on top of everything else - people like that don't learn lessons otherwise

Luckless, it's partly because the press and the government have worked hard at getting out the message that the disabled are workshy scroungers living the life of Riley on other people's taxes.

And partly because some people are nasty.

Can l ask why you pulled up alongside to ask if they were disabled ? That is quite provocative behaviour in itself as there are lots of invisible disabilities. Do you often do this. My DGD has CF and you wouldnt know at all to look at her looks like an able bodied teenage girl but walks more than 25 yards and is out of breath. She is always getting challenged using disabled loos and parking. Her mum would give you a mouthful if you challenged her. Then you potentially blocked him in. Not exusing his behaviour whatsoever but l think yours was quite inflammatory tbh.

Wow, that's absolutely horrendous. I can't believe you even needed to ask!!!

Of course you are right to have called the police.

I appreciate he turned out not to be disabled (or maybe just didn't see why he should tell you he is) but still!!

Perhaps Teresa they weren't displaying a blue badge, in which case OP had every right to question the perpetrator.

I wasn't parked in a disabled spot. She was. I politely asked her if she was disabled, she said not and then refused to move. I parked in a non spot, fully intending to make staff aware. If I couldn't have parked I would have had to simply go home. ONE disabled spot. That's why it mattered if she was disabled or not.

Are you the woman who refused to move Heehigh?

Do we think the government rules on disabled benefits and trying to force disabled people into work, even when they aren't well enough, has changed perceptions and led to this? I worry it has! I don't want to hijack the thread, but it was just a thought.
I hope you feel better op

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Out of order. Not your business to blame the victim.

Can l ask why you pulled up alongside to ask if they were disabled

Eh? Because she needed the space of course, and there was only one! How else was she going to find out if it was possible for her to have it.

Even many people with blue badges would have been able to move for her. A driver who is a wheelchair user is probably one of the most in need groups of people for a disabled space and many who have a badge could and would move for her. My mum has a blue badge but can walk 200m or so if she needs to. If she was parking the car at the time OP asked she'd say 'yes, I am but hold on, I'll move the car over there for you.' Even more possible if the blue badge holder isn't driving. If I'm with my mum somewhere space limited then I drop her at the door and park in a normal space rather than take one of only 1 or 2 disabled spaces. Even though we'd be entitled to park in it.

Communicate to compromise, no?

hee what the hell is your problem? ARE you the woman in the car?

Teresa, there was one disabled spot. No I don't often ask, yet am often questioned myself at the doctors and hospital for example as I am rather young to be in a wheelchair.

In my situation today, at the type of shop I was at, perfectly fine to ask a question. The woman answered she was not disabled, and then refused to move. I'm more than aware there are hidden disabilities, I have some myself. I was neither provocative or arrogant in my query, I even explained I would have to leave the shop if they didn't move. Their "I'm not disabled, I'm refusing to move" attitude caused this situation, not me politely asking a question at a niche shop with ONE disabled spot.

Oh,and I doubt many disabled people drive the car type they had.

My, there's some right arseholes around.
So sorry this happened to you, op.
I've asked people in blue badge spots not displaying a badge if they are disabled. It's not provocative, it's just a question

Good luck with the police OP. Some people are just awful twats.

That's terrible. Glad the police are taking it seriously, and that's quick thinking by your daughter.

Do you need to see a doctor about any injury resulting from being hit?

This is so awful hope you are surrounded with good company tonight. Not read many responses but please go to police if you haven't xx

We rang 111 who advised A&E, got checked out straight after incident, it's soft tissue damage so rest for 4-5 days. Doc was shocked at how injury occurred.

Just caught up now, well done on going to the police, and well done your quick-thinking smart daughter! Hope you both are being looked after xx

Well they were both sat in their car so probably just arrived and were about to display their blue badge as far as OP knew. I dont think being disabled entitles you to question if others need is genuine. As l say l have a dgd who gets no end of this and people get quite nasty when she wont tell them why she is using the disabled loo or parked in a disabled space. She will only merely confirm she is entitled to do so. Whytaf should someone have to reveal to a stranger how badly disabled they are or even if they are disabled just because that person is also. Sorry but l still think the OP 's behaviour was inflammatory. Also if some people who are disabled will move anyway then why ask whether they are disabled. Personally l would have asked whether they'd just arrived or were leaving as an opener leading to hopefully being offered the space.

So sorry this happened to you OP. Both believable and shocking.

Am very glad you have been checked out and spoke to the police. And that your DD got the number plate!!