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Disabled parking angst

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ProbablyNotMad · 08/08/2023 12:04

My aunt is disabled and has a blue badge. The council recently put a disabled space on the road in front of her house. Lame drawing attached as per rules. Aunt was really pleased as parking can be busy and she often has to park a few houses down, which is tiring when she has shopping to unload. Unfortunately, Aunt's neighbour is also disabled and he is telling her that she is not allowed to use the disabled space. He had requested it from the council and it is for him to use not her. She is continuing to use it when she needs to but the neighbour is leaving horrible notes on her car and shouts at her when he sees her. Yesterday, someone further up the road had a disabled visitor who parked in the disabled space. They got a nasty note too.

I have spoken to the council and they have said that anyone with a blue badge can use the space and they won't create another disabled space on that road.

I think aunt should call the police and report him for harassment but she is reluctant to do this as she doesn't want to bother the police and this might make the neighbour angrier.

What would you do? Would we be unreasonable to call the police over this?

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pikkumyy77 · 11/08/2023 13:28

He doesn’t have the right to harrass his disabled neighbor no matter how disappointed he is. And why do people keep acting as though asking for the bay was a huge battle that he undertook. He wrote a letter. He didn’t go to court or pay money. And no one knows whether it was his letter or hers which is another piece of information that indicates very little effort went into the request so his anger is not justified by some absurd notion of expended effort.

Howlingmoor · 11/08/2023 18:00

RudsyFarmer · 11/08/2023 12:54

It’s a legal argument over a moral argument isn’t it? He legally has no right to stop other disabled badge holders use the space however morally, if he is more in need of it than your aunt, one might argue he has the right to feel frustrated. Particularly if he went to the effort of requesting it.

Ffs why can’t people rtft 🤦‍♀️

RudsyFarmer · 11/08/2023 18:23

Instead of getting upset why not assume these threads move very fast. It’s not to intentionally enrage you I promise.

sparkleshin · 12/08/2023 18:54

I dont know if its worth making my own thread but I have a question about this. Why can disabled parking spaces outside a disabled persons home not be designated to them only? There's a couple of people who use the disabled space outside of my house. They live over the road and have their "own" space on their side. They each have their own car so use "my" space as well. It will be a problem because i cant use public transport and will be getting a mobility car and shouldnt have to park away from my house. I dont want to be getting into arguments with anyone.

FloweryName · 12/08/2023 19:16

@sparkleshin it may well be worth starting a thread to ask your question as I’m sure someone will know the definitive answer, but my guess would that it’s public land and it wouldn’t be fair for the council to take a piece of public land and allocate it for the sole use of one person.

Jitterybugs · 12/08/2023 19:18

Anyone who is in possession of a valid blue badge is entitled to park in any disabled space. Even if the householder applied for a blue badge parking space and it was made outside their house. A relative of mine was granted a space outside their home but they were informed it wasn’t their personal space and could be used by any blue badge holder.

Do you mean they are taking up 2 disabled spaces but only have one badge? If so, you could report them to the council and ask for a warden to give them a parking ticket.

h3ll0o · 12/08/2023 20:36

Get your aunt to put in a subject access request for the data that is held about her. That will reveal any written notes the council have regarding her application

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ProbablyNotMad · 12/08/2023 23:45

h3ll0o · 12/08/2023 20:36

Get your aunt to put in a subject access request for the data that is held about her. That will reveal any written notes the council have regarding her application

That's a good idea. It will take a while to get a reply so not going to help now but could be useful info. Aunt would feel better about using the space if she knew that it was put in fro her request.

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ProbablyNotMad · 12/08/2023 23:50

Update:

The disabled parking space has been empty all day and there has been no sign of neighbour.

Aunt has been given an appointment on Monday for a police officer to visit her and find out what is going on.

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Flopsythebunny · 14/08/2023 11:18

RudsyFarmer · 11/08/2023 12:54

He isn't in greater need though. He has a driveway

InspectorGidget · 11/09/2023 09:55

How did the police visit go?

ROSAMUMMA3 · 22/05/2024 18:13

I used to look after a disabled gentleman and he applied for and was awarded the provision of his own numbered disabled space right outside his house as his disability was severe enough he would not have been able to walk from his car to his house if he hadn't been able to park in the space outside his house, and had to park elsewhere. The number registered to his blue badge was printed on a sign on a metal post next to the disabled space.
Is this the case with the man you say is causing problems with the space?

ROSAMUMMA3 · 22/05/2024 18:15

They can be, if the disability is severe.

Londonrach1 · 22/05/2024 18:17

Anyone with a blue badge can park there. Adj council to put a second one in the road

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