Disabled parking police

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essentialwaitrosesmokedham · 02/05/2026 10:35

Why are people always giving people shit for parking in the disabled bays and interrogating them on whether or not they're truly disabled? Non-driving cyclist here so I have no skin in this game but I always think it's so crazy to give a shit about whether or not someone using a parking space is actually disabled or not.

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 02/05/2026 17:29

blackbunny · 02/05/2026 14:14

But they shouldn’t be using it unless he’s with them. It’s to make his life a bit easier.

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Dh uses my blue badge when he comes to pick me up - so he can park close enough for me to get to the car with my walker/chair, @blackbunny. So strictly speaking, I’m not with him when he arrives and parks, but I need him to be that close, so I can get to the car.

CanSeeClearlyNowTheRainHasGone · 02/05/2026 18:39

SerendipityJane · 02/05/2026 12:43

Whose photo is on the badge ?

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Jeez. Are you deliberately missing the point?

You're like Asquith who, when challenged as to why he'd "let the army kill miners in 1922", replied "it was 1923".

SerendipityJane · 02/05/2026 19:42

CanSeeClearlyNowTheRainHasGone · 02/05/2026 18:39

Jeez. Are you deliberately missing the point?

You're like Asquith who, when challenged as to why he'd "let the army kill miners in 1922", replied "it was 1923".

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I can take insults or an answer. No skin of my nose.

Tshirtking · 02/05/2026 22:58

CanSeeClearlyNowTheRainHasGone · 02/05/2026 12:05

Check gov.uk

A carer can apply for a Blue Badge on behalf of the person they care for if that person has a severe mobility issue or hidden disability, allowing the carer to park closer to destinations. The badge is issued to the disabled person, not the carer, meaning it can be used in any car they are traveling in.

Mine is the only car that carries them so it sits permanently in my car, ergo, I have a badge.

Which was my point. It's not for me to use it when they're not with me. But others I know are less fastidious about sticking to the rules.

I could be a knob and use it when I shouldn't and then shout "not all disabilities are visible" to anyone that challenges me. Fortunately I'm not a knob. But I'd like to think someone would challenge me if they saw me leap out of the car energetically.

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So you don't actually have a disabled badge, the person with the disability dies. Which is what I said

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