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This is as complicated as the £200 winter fuel payment.
What actually inspired me to make the observation, was the very expensive cars in the blue badge line up, which immed. made me think that finances were not an issue. Maybe a means test would be a better & fairer way to issue FREE disabled parking, maybe an additional free parking badge? so those that don't qualify, cough up!
Oh! Don't take that off us! What am I supposed to buy my Christmas Whisky, Gin, Vodka, beer, Baileys and wine with eh? Now THAT would be a gross mis justice
The whole system is open for abuse just like the rest of the benefits system, the trick is knowing how to "play" the system.
Isn't that illegal? I thought the car reg was connected to the badge?
If you have evidence of abuse report it.
Why don't the people that issue the badges police it properly , we all know it goes on so why can't they monitor the spaces and question the people using them.
Are you the holder , or is the badge holder with you - if it is a no then first warning , two warnings then the badge is withdrawn and a fine issued -NO questions.
It is so widespread that they would just need to appear at any supermarket at any time and they would catch loads of them.
Kenny
Most people are now realising that privately issued parking tickets are non enforceable in law apart from contractually.
He was totally disinterested!
Most of parking companies do take action in the form of a county court summons.
I was watching a TV programme the other night, where a young lady was refused a mortgage, purely because of a CCJ brought about by parking, and not paying her parking "invoice".
Only they can enforce any abuse of parking bays or badges themselves. Those bays being in town or on Council run car parks.
I would have though that badge abuse was just that irrespective of where it may be
In Asda`s carpark the rest of the rules of the road apply so why not badge abuse monitored by the council
Kenny
In a similar vein, our local ASDA has four spaces for electric vehicle charging, very useful indeed as they are close (by necessity of cabling I would guess) to the shop, but I have never seen anything but normal ICE vehicles parked in them, the spaces are clearly marked and have huge charging stations plonked in front of each bay so no excuse for "not noticing".
Now as a potential EV owner in the near future I questioned ASDA about the policing of the bay's, and thier answer was "there is nothing we can do"
The actual disabled bays are close by and plenty of them, unfortunately so is the ATM, so naturally about two or three bays are always filled with cars whose owners are "just there for a minute while they get cash out", with attitudes as lazy and unthinking as this it makes me give up!