Or insensitive to ask council erase disabled parking bay outside my house

[Scottishnurse]

Semi detached house with shared entrance with NDN. Lovely elderly couple next door, husband died beginning of this year. The husband had a disabled bay painted before we moved in 5 years ago. When he died the wife gave the car up.

So now the neighbour across the street uses it. I dont feel comfortable parking in it. Its also quite big and without it an extra car could park on the street.

WIBU to ask the council to remove it? Would it be insensitive to my widowed NDN?

Is the neighbour across the street disabled?

If the neighbour is disabled, then no you can't ask for it to be removed for your own convenience. The space can be used by any blue badge holder.

If she doesn’t drive then YANBU

Oh wait realised neighbour was using it. I’m assuming they aren’t disabled as where did they park before but… are they?

You can ask but they likely won’t. We have one on our street and the people who had it put in have also asked for it to be taken away (it was for their adult child who has since died) and they won’t.

Unless your neighbour is disabled then no, you're NBU to ask the council to remove it - it's no longer needed and other people could use the space. I'd let your NDN know though, it might upset her to see it go if it somehow reminds her of her husband.

I don't understand how you think another car would be able to park if it was removed. I've never seen a domestic disabled space that was the size of two cars and since your neighbour is using it, then no parking space is being lost. Is it that you want to park there instead of your neighbour?
Really there should be a diagram.

Does the neighbour have a blue badge?

If it has white lines you can park in it.

It's discretionary

@ShinyHappyPoster

I don't understand how you think another car would be able to park if it was removed. I've never seen a domestic disabled space that was the size of two cars and since your neighbour is using it, then no parking space is being lost. Is it that you want to park there instead of your neighbour? Really there should be a diagram.

I took it to mean that people aren't parking on it because it's marked disabled and it would be wrong to park there (apart from the other neighbour who may or may not be disabled, the OP hasn't said yet). If the disabled parking markings were removed other people would be able to park there.

YANBU to ask for it to be removed any Blue Badge holders can park in one with badge displayed , which is pain if you have one outside your house and come home to find someone else in it you have no right park.

I’d check if they are displaying a badge if they are all well good easier keep it there than go to council expensive move it to opposite side road. But if not ask them to remove it so you can park there.

Your neighbour herself doesn't drive now, but she may need to use that space herself if a taxi or somebody was giving her a lift somewhere and she needs them to park near to the house.

Is it a discretionary one? Park in it yourself.

We do.

What’s a Discretionary space? if it has wheelchair sign and then post with “blue badge holders only” then it’s stands 24/7 that’s the whole point. It isn’t for Blue badge holders but if it’s empty anyone can crack ahead.

Sorry!!! I meant to put in the OP. The across street neighbour is not disabled and does not have a blue badge.

We have a similar issue on a village road with very limited parking so would be interested to hear if anyone has successfully been able to get the council to remove it. Having done some reading I understood the Council would likely consider the request then decide if there was a need generally for a disabled space in that location now that there is no disabled resident, but really couldn’t find any firm guidance

The bay won’t have been for the neighbour for his sole use, anyone with a blue badge can use them. I’d definitely let your local council know. Rules vary, but we only provide them in very specific circumstances, including where there is no off street parking. So in streets where parking spaces are in big demand

Yanbu at all we have no off road parking and this is an unfair use of a space no longer needed.

If it's not your space I don't think you should ask for it to be removed.
Your neighbour may still need the space. She doesn't have a car but family might use it when they're picking her up, bringing her home etc.

YANBU. The space was put there for a reason and now the reason no longer applies. To be honest I don't think you'll get very far, this will be very low down the council's priority list and it will bad when doubtless a disabled person comes along at some point and finds the space isn't there. You can ask though, it's not insensitive at all.

You can park in it without repercussions. Anybody with a blue badge is allowed to park in it but so is anyone WITHOUT a blue badge . You won't be braking anymore laws .

The blue badge space wasn't just for your neighbor, its for all blue badge holders. There a few enough of these spaces already without someone who doesn't need one asking for one to be removed for their own convenience. YABVU

Depends where you live. Our council (London) got rid of one straight away when our neighbour moved away. But even residents need to pay for permits here.

If NDN hasn’t any disability, then s/he. shouldn’t be parking in it.

Maybe contact council and ask them if it can be removed, if not then could non-disabled users be notified not to park there, or confirm if it’s discretionary you can park there yourself (assuming there’s no one else in need of disabled spot).

In the grand scheme of her spouse passing away, In not sure how bothered ndn would be about space being removed.

@winnieanddaisy

You can park in it without repercussions. Anybody with a blue badge is allowed to park in it but so is anyone WITHOUT a blue badge . You won't be braking anymore laws .

I thought if it is marked as a disabled space than ONLY blue badge holders can park in it, not just anyone?!