Disabled badge question

PeterCarole29

PeterCarole29

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Specific question from me not knowing all the rules on use as mum has only recently got th badge and i havent seen the booklet of rules
In theory can i drop my mum off at the care home with the badge in my car then drive 200yrs outside down the road with out her and park using her badge
i would then walk back to the care home leaving car parked
Then an hour later walk back to car drive to said care home to collect her
she cannot walk as she has just broke her ankle and torn ligaments and i cannot park in care home
If i got a jobs worth traffic warden am i breaching the rules
 
I think your mum has to be with you when you park up.
www.gov.uk

The Blue Badge scheme: rights and responsibilities in England

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But whatever you do make sure you use the clock card to indicate your time parked. We had a jobsworth give us a ticket taking our disabled MIL out and I hadn't displayed the clock card just the disabled badge on a yellow line.
 
You can only use your badge when: you're driving. you're travelling in a car as a passenger. someone is picking you up or dropping you off, and they need to park close to where you need to go. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/b...xt=You can only use your,where you need to go
SO I would suggest Yes you can do that. It makes sense that you can.

Should you get a ticket because someone sees you and recognises you are 20+ years younger and of a different sex to the card holder then having a record of the visit by the card holder to the home would be beneficial to defend yourself
 
dunnah01 said:
Why do you need to use the blue badge 200yds away, can't you just park in a regular bay?
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It would depend on the area but I was thinking that too. My mil is visiting at the moment and often says shall I take my blue badge but we very seldom use it we drop her off where she wants to be and then see ourselves as no different to anyone else in terms of parking. Spaces suitable for use by a disabled person on their own who are unable to park anywhere else are then free for them to use.
 
suavecarve said:
You can only use your badge when: you're driving. you're travelling in a car as a passenger. someone is picking you up or dropping you off, and they need to park close to where you need to go. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/help-for-disabled-travellers1/blue-badge-scheme/using-your-blue-badge/#:~:text=You can only use your,where you need to go
SO I would suggest Yes you can do that. It makes sense that you can.

Should you get a ticket because someone sees you and recognises you are 20+ years younger and of a different sex to the card holder then having a record of the visit by the card holder to the home would be beneficial to defend yourself
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The badge isn't placed showing the details of the user, they're on the back. The badge has an instruction as to which way to place it. It then shows the badge number and the expiry date.
 
Sorry folks
Watched a traffic warden program grrrrrf .. the blue badge can only be used for the named person.

That badge holder must be the person shopping or being dropped off, it is access only for that person.

i.e. the carer or family may not use it to do the shopping on behalf of the bluebadge holder even if the badge holder sits in the passenger seat..the blue badge holder must be the one using the disabled parking space for their access ..no one else.

This I know from "discussion" with a warden, I sat in the driver seat of my car, blue badge displayed.

He asked to see the photo ID on the badge and said as I was not me shopping he would confiscate the blue badge !!

Ho ho .. I have been shopping but came over ill ..the disability and walking difficulty you know ..returned to the car, now rested will go back for more shopping and find the wife.

He went away "happy" and very lucky that he didn't have a broken arm trying to reach in to take my badge.
 
PeterCarole29 said:
Town centre and yellow lines and disabled parking bays only
No parking in the home
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Park on the yellow lines. From gov.uk
"
Badge holders may park on single or double yellow lines for up to 3 hours, but in general not where there are restrictions on loading or unloading – indicated by yellow kerb dashes and / or signs on plates. You may wish to check whether a particular local council has chosen to exempt Blue Badge holders from this restriction."
 
I haven't read the instructions but, around here they just seem to park anywhere, double yellow lines etc?

A few months ago, I took my elderly disabled brother who lives in N Norfolk, out for a few hours in Cromer.
He directed me to a carpark in the town that had disable parking bays. I was surprised to be told by him that we still had to pay for the parking and the only concession was that we could extend our stay by 15minutes to allow extra time to load wheelchair.

Is this correct? 🤔
 
I would have said No. You can drive from eg home to the railway station and park up in a disabled bay, with the badge, to collect someone from the train. (As Ian does when collecting me) You can park outside the car home on yellow lines to drop off or pick up. If she was driving she could park on yellow lines, go in somewhere, and then return to car. You seem to suggest she would only be in the car home for about an hour. So you could park on yellow lines, help her in, stay with her, help her back out into the car.
I don’t know why you would need a badge to park 200 yards away.
Remember the badge belongs to the person not the vehicle.

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L' Hobo said:
I haven't read the instructions but, around here they just seem to park anywhere, double yellow lines etc?

A few months ago, I took my elderly disabled brother who lives in N Norfolk, out for a few hours in Cromer.
He directed me to a carpark in the town that had disable parking bays. I was surprised to be told by him that we still had to pay for the parking and the only concession was that we could extend our stay by 15minutes to allow extra time to load wheelchair.

Is this correct? 🤔
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Depends on the council or owner of the car park. Some are free, some normal charges but disabled bays, some extra time.
 
hja said:
I would have said No. You can drive from eg home to the railway station and park up in a disabled bay, with the badge, to collect someone from the train. (As Ian does when collecting me) You can park outside the car home on yellow lines to drop off or pick up. If she was driving she could park on yellow lines, go in somewhere, and then return to car. You seem to suggest she would only be in the car home for about an hour. So you could park on yellow lines, help her in, stay with her, help her back out into the car.
I don’t know why you would need a badge to park 200 yards away.
Remember the badge belongs to the person not the vehicle.
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It was only an example and that’s where the bay’s are I was unsure if I could park on the double yellows it’s the first time I have had access to them and as explained
 
Last time we went to Cornwall blue badge parking in car parks is now free only for pre registered Cornish residents. East Suffolk you pay normal rate with no concession, but Ipswich it's free, and some in Mid Suffolk. Bury St Edmunds I think you get extra time. Very confusing. Parking in the road on yellow lines can be just as confusing. One care home in Felixstowe you can drop off and pick up right outside but not stop, but are directed to park in the disabled area on the other side and further down the road which seems to be exactly what the OP is asking. I would do it, but put a note beside the badge saying where the person is and your phone number if there is no nearby normal parking.
 
PeterCarole29 said:
Town centre and yellow lines and disabled parking bays only
No parking in the home
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I think you are aware that is an abuse of the badge once you have dropped the holder off at the home.
The question is ? Why can't you pay like I would have to in town?

Not having a go at you personally but. The boundary for what is acceptable with blue badges is becoming ridiculous and needs to be looked at.

My mother is in a care home also our son with severe difficulties and we can get a badge for both when we take them out. I prefer to leave the space for those that are in real need.
 
I had a discussion about off street carparks recently.
We took my granddaughter for a ride on the local council owned miniature railway to see Santa.
The welcome letter said parking for blue badge holders was free at the council carpark opposite (there's only one)
At the stated carpark the large sign above the ticket machine sayong blue badge holders were NOT exempt from parking charges.
I displayed the badge but didn't pay to park .
If I got a ticket I would contest it as the information was contradictory as both were council owned and I couldn't lose.
Unfortunately I didn't get ticketed

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L' Hobo said:
I haven't read the instructions but, around here they just seem to park anywhere, double yellow lines etc?

A few months ago, I took my elderly disabled brother who lives in N Norfolk, out for a few hours in Cromer.
He directed me to a carpark in the town that had disable parking bays. I was surprised to be told by him that we still had to pay for the parking and the only concession was that we could extend our stay by 15minutes to allow extra time to load wheelchair.

Is this correct? 🤔
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hja said:
Depends on the council or owner of the car park. Some are free, some normal charges but disabled bays, some extra time.
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Looking on the north norfolk council website it's not correct. It's the same as nationally, ie you can park on single/ double for up to 3 hours as long as you arent causing obstruction and there are no specific signed restrictions eg loading etc.
Some carparks will allow free parking for disabled badge holders, some wont. You have to check the local restrictions.
 
KASPAR said:
The badge isn't placed showing the details of the user, they're on the back. The badge has an instruction as to which way to place it. It then shows the badge number and the expiry date.
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Sufficient enough information to know the age and sex of the owner of the badge

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The DE model only shows its valid on the front not who it's valid for....
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The person with the BB has to be in the vehicle, also if stopping to nip into a shop then the holder has to do the shopping. My mum had a BB for the last year or two before she passed, my dad stopped in a disabled bay with mum in the car, he then nipped into the shop and the traffic warden gave him a warning and said parking in the bay hadn’t benefited my mum so not allowed. I’ll not tell you his reply 😂
 

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