Blue badge police again

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Rainburstflowers · 11/04/2025 09:00

Name changes for this as I do every so often.
I have blue badge but my disability is not visible.
For the 3rs time in 2 weeks I have been challenged about not looking disabled and I am fed up of explaining myself

yesterday got out the car and this man came charging towards me shouting “oi you don’t have a blue badge”. I sighed and said “yes I do”. He then said “where did you nick that from?”
I said “I didn’t nick it from anyone I got it off eBay”
He then looked at me and said “oh right and walked off”
as if that was then ok!!!!
or it could be my built like a brick shithouse husband opened his door and got out the drivers seat.

I know I should not have said the eBay comment but I am fed up of explaining myself.

if anyone has any good comebacks please let me know

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Lovelysausagedogscrumpy · 03/07/2025 09:07

Foostit · 02/07/2025 18:48

BB police are a nightmare! I have only had 2 have a go at me but have had several glares and tuts because I can’t possibly be disabled in my 40s! 🙄 I was even filmed by a busy body a few months ago. Not sure why she continued as I was clearly limping when I went to the cash point. She even waited for me to come back so I waved and flashed my very large metal leg braces which were being hidden by a long skirt. That seemed to do the trick and she drove off! I’ve just had a knee replacement and it will be interesting to see if I still get looks when I’m mobile enough to go out with crutches or a frame!

I have an artificial limb and on one occasion l was confronted by BB police, l stood tapping it with my walking stick, looking straight at her and without saying a word the whole time she was banging on at me. She suddenly realised what the metallic sound was, went bright red and scurried off.

I’ve even been confronted while at the back of the car using the wheelchair hoist in the boot. The BB busybodies assume l’m putting shopping away and bound over ready to tell me how disabled l don’t look. The smirk is wiped off their faces when they realise l’m either getting my wheelchair out or putting it away. I think it says a lot about the type of person who does this in that, to date, l’ve not had one person offer to stay and help me with the chair after they realise their mistake !!

Tessasanderson · 03/07/2025 09:20

DD is 18, she was driving her great uncle to do some shopping a few weeks ago. He directed her into a disabled parking space close to where they needed to be.

A guy in a big white van pulled up beside my daughter as she was getting ready to get out of the car. He said its a disabled space. My daughter replied "yes, just putting the disabled badge up for my Uncle now". Ahh thats great the van driver said, just didnt want you getting a ticket.

Everyone smiled, everyone went about their business and no one had any issues.

TigerRag · 03/07/2025 14:39

Gettingbysomehow · 02/07/2025 10:57

I've just got my blue badge, I only have it for 2 years while I have some operations then it won't be renewed. I am dreading the blue badge police. I'm keeping crutches in the car just in case. I don't use them all the time, just on bad days.

I'm about to renew my badge which I've had for just under 3 years. I've never had anyone approach me or the person I'm with

(I can't drive due to my disabilities which are invisible)

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