EU not accepting UK Blue badges

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Nothing to say really.

It's sad and unfortunate, but not unexpected that these sort of things would transpire 🤷‍♀️
 
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mistericeman said:
Do you have facts to back that up OR is it just a personal opinion?
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It was in the news recently about people applying who didn't really meet the criteria, but exaggerated to get a badge. Also the problem of people using them when the holder either wasn't in the car, or not getting out of the car.

We have a badge, so understand well that there may be genuine people not obviously disabled. But IMO we can also spot those obviously taking the p1ss.
 
There are long established health and disability checks in place for blue badge applications.

However, some people - or their friends and family - do disabuse them.

There's also a long-standing black market in stolen and false badges.

I always presume that overall there will be many more law abiding badge holders than not.
And I certainly wouldn't trust what the so-called 'meedja' - online or paper rags - have to say on the subject :p:)
 
anyone who wants to swap their good health for my disabilities and the badge ,please form a queue .
as a pragmatist ,i expect a certain proportion of people to abuse it , be amazed if they didn't . worth it .
 
n brown said:
anyone who wants to swap their good health for my disabilities and the badge ,please form a queue .
as a pragmatist ,i expect a certain proportion of people to abuse it , be amazed if they didn't . worth it .
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i wouldn't be surprised to find that abuse of blue badges , is like shoplifting -not only expected ,but predictable and measurable . like all these things- insurance scams , electricity thieves etc .policing them is too expensive and difficult , so the cost goes to the honest consumer . and in my opinion ,it's worth it
 
Robmac said:
Yep, see it all the time Steve.

I've seen people challenge them before now and they are about as ignorant as you would expect in reply.
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Rob, i put a formal complaint it to the Lancashire Police Heaquarters about police officers, ( the A.R.V. units were the biggest offenders ) using the disabled bays at a local supermarket which is literally just around the corner from the headquarters.

They would use the bays or even take up 2 bays which are right at the side of the entrance with atrocious parking in their liveried X5`s when nipping in for their papers, fags, drinks or snacks they need whilst out on patrol and at any 1 time there is normally at least 1 police vehicle on there doing some shopping.

Lots and lots of customers spoke about it but were clearly sh*t scared of them being police so said nothing.

To cut a long story short the officers still regularly use the supermarket but now park well away from the entrance and are no bother at all.
 
Don’t know about other EU countries, but in France, free parking for everyone is the norm. It’s only in some larger towns or in some holiday resorts that you have to pay and park, and then the prices are usually much lower than the U.K.
 
Anyone I know with a blue badge needs it.
Yes there are some horrible people who have bought stolen or counterfeit badges. My mother had one and it helped when I took her out in the car.
The abuse of blue badges will be tiny in comparison to the good they do for those who need them. I hope I never need one.
 
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