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cindychops
Original Poster
194 posts
28 months
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I did once say to a person who was parked in the disabled bay without a blue badge "do you that those places are for people with blue badges" i said it politely and his reply was "me misses has just gonna get me some fags,she won't be long"!
It isn't the timescale that is wrong its that he saw nothing wrong in parking there,It would'nt have made a shred of difference whatever i said so i just smiled and went on my way.
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Pothole
18,290 posts
152 months
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ian_uk1975 said: As far as I'm concerned, if a blue badge is displayed, I have no problem with people parking in disabled bays. Whether, or not, I can immediately spot their disability is irrelevant to me. Absolutely, it's not your, my or any other Joe Public's job to police the blue badge scheme, is it?
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julian64
9,874 posts
124 months
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Riley Blue said: cindychops said: Riley Blue said: julian64 said: I think thats why blue badges were effectively taken away from the hands of GPs, because they were looking at the needs of the patient, and ignoring the criteria. ??????????? Does not compute......... GPs looking after the needs of the patient, whatever next?? Obviously you guys need to keep abreast of the news. GPs haven't been making the decision on blue badges for over a year. This is likely to have profound effects as you will now be assessed by an independent doctor who looks strictly at the criteria. I think higher rate mobility get one automatically but below that your GP only has any role for supporting evidence in an appeal. I can't believe those of you claiming blue badges haven't noticed the different form, or the fact that you no longer take them to the GP for signing. Does that compute?
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Riley Blue
5,295 posts
96 months
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Yes, I knew that. It was adherence to the criteria being put above patients' needs that I queried or did I misunderstand your post?
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cindychops
Original Poster
194 posts
28 months
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julian64 said: Riley Blue said: cindychops said: Riley Blue said: julian64 said: I think thats why blue badges were effectively taken away from the hands of GPs, because they were looking at the needs of the patient, and ignoring the criteria. ??????????? Does not compute......... GPs looking after the needs of the patient, whatever next?? Obviously you guys need to keep abreast of the news. GPs haven't been making the decision on blue badges for over a year. This is likely to have profound effects as you will now be assessed by an independent doctor who looks strictly at the criteria. I think higher rate mobility get one automatically but below that your GP only has any role for supporting evidence in an appeal. I can't believe those of you claiming blue badges haven't noticed the different form, or the fact that you no longer take them to the GP for signing. Does that compute? Sorry,What i meant by my comment is that i did'nt understand the question,My wife deals with the GP and the blue badge dept.
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stuartmmcfc
1,135 posts
62 months
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julian64 said: Obviously you guys need to keep abreast of the news. GPs haven't been making the decision on blue badges for over a year.
This is likely to have profound effects as you will now be assessed by an independent doctor who looks strictly at the criteria. I think higher rate mobility get one automatically but below that your GP only has any role for supporting evidence in an appeal. I can't believe those of you claiming blue badges haven't noticed the different form, or the fact that you no longer take them to the GP for signing.
Does that compute? To be fair a bue badge (mine at least) lasts for 3 year, so if things have changed in the last year plenty wont have noticed. And as I get HR, yes when mine was renewed 10 mths ago it did come through automatically.
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stuartmmcfc
1,135 posts
62 months
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Pothole said: y, it's not your, my or any other Joe Public's job to police the blue badge scheme, is it? This raises an interesting question which extends to cover far more than this issue. Who's job is it? Is this a case of "nothing to do with me mate" and walking on, ignoring the problem. It would be nice if, in this case, people didn't park in the bays unless they were entitled to ( but they do, so I'm grateful that people do question!). However there's ways to say it, and if asked politely then people shouldn't be offended, and in the recent post by the OP, then if they are bolshy/rude/ignorant etc about it then it is best to smile and walk on. Wishful thinking.
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Sticks.
3,148 posts
121 months
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I don't know if they still do this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-507395/Asd...My nearest Tesco used to enforce it, probably because the car park was partly for non shoppers' use. I'm surprised supermarket chains haven't cottoned onto the benefits of making their stores supportive of the very many disabled customers. For many disabled and elderly people, if you know you can park and get help if need be, you'll always shop there. I mentioned the problem to the management at the gym and now they'll either leave a note on the car or ask them over the tannoy to come to reception etc. Probably most polite option is to remind 'offender' to display their badge.
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TallbutBuxomly
12,128 posts
86 months
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Sticks. said: I don't know if they still do this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-507395/Asd...My nearest Tesco used to enforce it, probably because the car park was partly for non shoppers' use. I'm surprised supermarket chains haven't cottoned onto the benefits of making their stores supportive of the very many disabled customers. For many disabled and elderly people, if you know you can park and get help if need be, you'll always shop there. I mentioned the problem to the management at the gym and now they'll either leave a note on the car or ask them over the tannoy to come to reception etc.Probably most polite option is to remind 'offender' to display their badge. This to me seems a perfectly reasonable option though to be fair if not disabled I see no reason to park in a disabled badge esp if on a personal issue like going to the gym etc.
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Pothole
18,290 posts
152 months
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stuartmmcfc said: Pothole said: y, it's not your, my or any other Joe Public's job to police the blue badge scheme, is it? This raises an interesting question which extends to cover far more than this issue. Who's job is it? Is this a case of "nothing to do with me mate" and walking on, ignoring the problem. It would be nice if, in this case, people didn't park in the bays unless they were entitled to ( but they do, so I'm grateful that people do question!). However there's ways to say it, and if asked politely then people shouldn't be offended, and in the recent post by the OP, then if they are bolshy/rude/ignorant etc about it then it is best to smile and walk on. Wishful thinking. Do keep up. ian_uk1975 said: As far as I'm concerned, if a blue badge is displayed, I have no problem with people parking in disabled bays. Whether, or not, I can immediately spot their disability is irrelevant to me.[quote]
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