Advice needed on disabled parking for my son outside my home..

[Notmyselfatall]

Hiya, just wanted some advice on this...basically I live in a new build, adapted 3 bedroom flat, there are two adapted ground floor flats and outside in the car park there are 2 disabled spaces, one for my son, one for next door's needs, I was told these spaces were allocated to me and my neighbour, the property is rented by the council.
I don't drive but my wee boy 5, has a carer using this space and my parents and relatives need this space to get ds in and out of the car safely, ds is severely disabled, cannot walk, talk, has genetic disorder, severe epilepsy etc, but for the past month and a bit a man with a disabled badge has been parking in the space before my ds's carer gets there in the morning, this man is working in the building site across the road...he is well aware of my son and the fact I NEED this space, he is able to work 8 hrs or whatever on a building site, yet my son can barely lift his head?? He has been reported several times now and the council are apparently looking into this..whenever he is approached on the subject he promptly lifts his shirt and shows off some scars!! Just as if to prove that he has a right to park there... I am also heavily pregnant and cannot lift my ds without great difficulty into a car, never mind a car that has to be parked much further away because of this man....what can I do? I want to confront him but need some facts. Please help

can you phone the building site firm direct? let them know that the council are looking into this but it will take time. The dla make it clear, its not what disabilitiy you have, its how it affects your mobility/life. It looks like his needs reviewing if he can work 8hrs on a building site...

Exactly mummytofive! He even sat in a van with a colleague the other day and watched my ds's carer struggle in the pouring rain getting him into the car, in a space between work van's across the other side of the road, I do want to call his workplace but really need something to back it up... :(

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I would ring your local blue badge Dept or whoever issued his and explain the situation. I would also ring his company and complain, as it must be residents parking not a site worker regardless of his badge.

May I add .... What a w@nker!

Unfortunately there are no provisions in the law to specifically allocate a disabled parking space. A resident can ask for a space to be painted outside their house, but then anyone with a blue badge can use it, sorry.

i think thou if its for a specially adapted house, maybe you could get a 'resident only' sign on the bay? he isnt a resident.
he sounds a prick. I would try the boss. maybe ask for a meeting with him so he can see the mobility problems of your dc. and i wouldnt batter an eyelid about reporting him to benefit fraud as he must be getting high rate dla for a disabled badge, like the mayor who was a ref in a game of football, his disability is clearly not impacting on his mobility to work. I would do abit of videoing if you are able to from your window. He is ripping of the benefits and being an arsehole as well.

also, i wouldnt bother to confront him. he will just give you a load of abuse.

I think the council would need to make the spaces residents only and then only those with a resident permit (and blue badge) could use it. Should be straightforward if the council own the flats etc. but may be a delay while it is advertised in local paper / goes through council committee etc
I agree report him for benefit fraud
He's probably signing on as well.

Hey all this is seriously pissing me off my mum has already warned me not to confront this man, especially as I'm pregnant. It has really riled me tho I have no qualms about taking him into my house and showing him how disabled my ds is if he even dares lift his top to me and showing his scars! Total wanker! I am gonna try and film him, gonna get his reg plate number, phone the council again and get onto the dla people too. Total piss taker

If the space is a general disabled bay then unfortunatly he ahs as much entitlement to park there as you or any other disabled badge owner. It sounds like he is a complete tosser so you are unlikely to be able to appeal to his kind side.
If however the space is allocated to a property ie a residents parking space then he has no entitlement to park there, blue badge or not. You would therefore be within your rights to contact the police as he will be illigaly parked.

Yeah Slacklucy, don't think I'd be able to appeal to his better nature but I'm pretty sure those spaces are just for us. We were told that when I moved in. Even if it's not the case, the fact that he knows he is much more able than my ds and is still parking there is disgusting. Morally wrong, if not legally. The council did say that on the phone to me today, that it may be a police matter. Hoping to
God it is. I hate confrontation and complaining about anything, but when it comes to my kids, different story especially as ds cannot defend himself...

The council will be able to tell you if it is an allocated disabled bay.
He sounds like a complete arsehole.

If unsure just phone the police & say someone is parking in our parking bay, we ahve asked him to move but he is refusing, we cant get my disabled son into his car.
Im sure they will ask him to move :)

Good idea Slacklucy - about the police. What am absolute prick though eh?!

I would go (ideally with someone bringing your DS in his wheelchair to the gate) to the building site and either knock at the main office or ask someone to fetch the site manager. You might want the registration number. My guess is he'd make sure there are no further problems.

Of course, if evil parking man is the site manager, you'd need to go above him and complain to the main contractor.

Thanku Maria, that's a good idea too think I will do that