To use disabled parking bays when on crutches?

[Glamgwen]

Boring parking question. I’m currently on crutches following on operation. I need to park in a multi-storey car park today (no other options) that doesn’t have a lift. I can’t manage stairs or slopes, so can only park on the ground floor but these spaces are all disabled. Would it be acceptable for me to park in one & leave a note in the window explaining the situation & giving my mobile number in case anyone with a blue badge needs the space? I should add that there are loads of disabled spaces & I’ve never known them all to be in use.

They are not just for people in a wheel chair ,my son has one due to severe mental impairment,we also have a mobility car.

Why is it "ethically fine" ?

I'm in a similar situation. I can drive but can't really walk very far at all. Driving is not weight bearing. Walking isn't!

I would say go for it but if everyone decided to leave a note with a phone number incase someone else needed it, there would be anyone and everyone trying to park in them spaces to be closer. You shouldn't park in them without a blue badge.

I've not been able to walk for eight months now and it's going to be a lot longer yet. It's not a permanent disability but sometimes I do need to get out.

It's literally been life changing. I think we need to be a little more sympathetic at times.

You are very wrong and I have reported your post

That's an awful post.

Wtf did I just read

@x2boys

Dp's dd has severe learning difficulties, severe epilepsy and no capacity to care for herself (adult), she has a blue badge but because she can actually walk I wouldn't mind someone with a physical impairment using the spaces and having to use the normal space - we would need to bring the car out if it's space as you need the door fully opened to get her in, other car park users simply have to wait in this situation (it happens usually in small car parks not large multi stories with lots if disabled spaces.) so yes it's an inconvenience not having a blue badge space but I don't play top trumps on who is more worthy. (But I do acknowledge she always has 2 adults with her out and about due to her medical needs, this helps in this precise situation).

When I had a broken knee we used to park in Parent and Child spaces so the door could be opened wide enough for me to get out.
We never used a blue badge space no matter how entitled I felt.

If everyone decides they need to use the space without having a blue badge it means those who actually have them are going to struggle even more.

yes it’s tough when you have a short term issue but that doesn’t mean you can just decide to use a disabled space.

Robinbuildsbears. What a horrible thing to say. It sounds like you have a real disdain towards people with disabilities.

Good for you, I however do care that somebody who doesn't have a blue badge takes the space of somebody who.does,you can be a martyr if you want but my child's safety comes first for me .

As I said earlier, it's not only about being disabled, it's being assessed that your needs are such that you need a Blue Badge. Not every disabled person gets one. It's also not a club you can join temporarily, get all the 'benefits' and then hop back to your everyday life. Life is full of challenges, some temporary. Get a taxi.

Good for you, I however do care that somebody who doesn't have a blue badge takes the space of somebody who.does,youcan be a martyr if you want but my child's safety comes first for me

Extending a level of understanding and decency towards the predicament of others hardly makes them a martyr.

But where do you draw the line? Someone with a twisted ankle? Headache? Just a bit tired?

there is a process to get a blue badge for a reason. The spaces aren’t just for people who would find them handy.

My extending understanding is advising the op to use P&C spaces which are a courtesy and she can use as a reasonable adjustment for her temporary condition.

It doesn't really matter though does it, as it's a blue badge place and people will.get fined without one and rightly so it's not up to to.random mumsnetters, to decide it's ok it's up to the people who assess people for blue badges ,a blue badge space means just that.

But where do you draw the line? Someone with a twisted ankle? Headache? Just a bit tired?

And this is exactly why we can't have something like 'larger spaces for those who need them' (in addition to disabled spaces) - because they'd just be used by piss-takers and people who were temporarily using a mobility aid would be no better off.

What the heck did I just read (again)

It’s fairly simple …..

Can you ask them how they did it, I need advice.

I have a motability car but can't get a BB to park it. Ask your people how they do it - i would live the help.

Can the car park company give you a temp pass.

Our local shopping centre does this. If it is manned call and ask in advance or ask when you are there.