Aunt choses to use disabled spaces when ever she wants to . She wasn't even getting out the bloody car!

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Me and my aunt just gone to pick the kids up in her car and there was no spaces in the school car park apart from disabled, aunt says oh ill park there in the disabled (she has a disabled badge )
I said no don't park there.
Why not ive got a disabled pass she says
yes but your not actually getting out of the car and we do actually have a few children who are disabled was my response she gave me a disgusting eye roll, Arghhh it infuriates me she think she's entitled to park where ever she damn well wants even though its no benefit to her

Christ, you must have a boring life. Yabu!

If she has a blue badge then I I don't see the problem.

If she’s disabled and entitled to use a disabled space then it’s no different her waiting in that space than a non-disabled person waiting in a non-disabled space, is it?

If another disabled person needs a space and they’re all filled by disabled people then it’s no different than a non-disabled person needing a space and them all being full.

Disabled people are entitled to use disabled spaces. They’re entitled to use them whether they get out of the car or not. They’re entitled to use them whether you think she needs to and whether or not you think she benefits enough. And they’re entitled to use them even if you don’t like it.

What replies are you hoping for with this post?

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I have a blue badge I've sometimes used a disabled spot if I'm not getting out, being disabled means it harder for me to park in tiny spaces I don't think your aunt has done anything wrong?

YANBU, in the circumstances you describe she's being a CF. She's abusing her blue badge just so she's waiting a bit less long while you park somewhere less convenient.

She is being very selfish.

YANBU. You are not supposed to park in a disabled space if you (the disabled person) are not leaving the car.

Well, she is entitled to park in a disabled space. I think it's cheeky, when she's not even planning to get out of the car. But, I tend to think that life is tough enough for people with disabilities, so I wouldn't lose sleep over this

Disabled people are entitled to use disabled spaces. They’re entitled to use them whether they get out of the car or not. They’re entitled to use them whether you think she needs to and whether or not you think she benefits enough. And they’re entitled to use them even if you don’t like it.

You're not supposed to use it if you aren't leaving the vehicle.

Don’t allow other people to use the badge to do something on your behalf, such as shopping or collecting something for you.
• You must never give the badge to friends or family to allow them to park for free, even if they are visiting you.
• You should not use the badge to allow non-disabled people to take advantage of the benefits while you sit in the car.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-blue-badge-scheme-rights-and-responsibilities-in-england/the-blue-badge-scheme-rights-and-responsibilities-in-england

"If she has a blue badge then I I don't see the problem."

If she is not getting out it would be considerate to leave the space for someone who is or for a child that needs the space.

You are only meant to use the blue badge and spaces if you are planning on getting out of the car, or if someone is coming to pick you up. It's not a space for you to use as a blue badge holder if you aren't getting out of the car.

Nope, apparently she could be fined up to £1000 for this misuse of her badge:

If you misuse your badge on purpose you could be fined up to £1000, for example if you:
• give it to someone else to use
• keep using your badge when you no longer need it
• use your badge to park if you’re just waiting, and don't plan to leave your car

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/help-for-disabled-travellers1/blue-badge-scheme/using-your-blue-badge/

I cannot get excited about this. Being disabled makes life difficult, often very difficult, in ways that we who are temporarily able bodied can barely see. Why should a disabled person trying to be nice (to you) not catch a little break?

If a disabled person needing to get out of the car was prevented from doing so, things change. But you did not say this.

Actually, disabled spaces on private land are unenforceable, the blue badge scheme only applies to disabled bays on the public roads, so while your aunt was being a dick, technically anyone can park in any car park disabled space.

The blue badge rules wouldn't apply in a school car park but even so people should show consideration for others.

That's only on public roads though. OP says she was in a car park.

Go and pick up your own kids then.

According to Transport Scotland:

"If you are not getting out of the vehicle, you should not use your Blue Badge to get a parking space."

Rights and Responsibilities of a Blue Badge Holder in Scotland

I am also disabled and have a blue badge.

The OPs point is that by parking there, her aunt was likely to be making life more difficult for the families with disabled children who needed the space.
I'll save my sympathy for them.

Maybe get a hobby or work on a project so you can be less fixated such trivial issues.

Fair point@ErrolTheDragon Long day

I was responding specifically to the poster who said that disabled people were entitled to use accessible spaces whether or not they got out of the car, not to the OP.

A school car park. Blue badge rules apply to all council-owned car parks so if it's a school run by the local authority, the rules apply.

They don't in private car parks, like an NCP.