Blue Badge Query

elainebadknee

Hi

Im going to ask a question which may seem elementary to some but im a bit confused so will ask you lot.
In our town there was car parks, council ones which you could park in, not pay and be there for the 3 hrs the badge lets you have. Now i went to go park in one today and it said "blue badge holders please purchase ticket and display your badge"....Now what is confusing me is when display badge, put 2 halves of it up, clock and number, hologram.....Now then if i pay do i just display half with number, hologram? Im thinking i do and therefore the clock is going to be pretty redundant...
Am i correct or not? Just want to clarify..

Elainex

rugbygirl

Hi Elaine

I would contact your council with regard to this as it was my understanding that you could park anywhere which is council owned/ highways owned regardless of how long unless it stipulated that there was a time limit (double yellow lines etc) and it was free of charge.

There is only one place I know of in my town that charges even if you are disabled and that is a private car park.

I know each area has different restrictions for blue badge holders so I am not sure exactly

elainebadknee

Hi Jaki

Well it used to be free for 3 hours no hourly charge...But now im not so sure?
Ive looked on sldc website and it tells me naff all...May have to ask traffic warden next time i see them..

Elainex

rugbygirl wrote:

Hi Elaine

I would contact your council with regard to this as it was my understanding that you could park anywhere which is council owned/ highways owned regardless of how long unless it stipulated that there was a time limit (double yellow lines etc) and it was free of charge.

There is only one place I know of in my town that charges even if you are disabled and that is a private car park.

I know each area has different restrictions for blue badge holders so I am not sure exactly

caroldeeg

Hi
In the good old days u could park in Council car parks for free if displaying a badge. However, I live in Bournemouth and all council car parks have to be paid for unless u have a tax exempt vehicle.
I suppose its a sign of the times
Sad but true

hileena111

Hi, Yes I think you would be sensible to ring your council....they all seem to vary. Council and highways.....are mostly free here and unless a time is stipulated you dont need your clock {as far as I know}althoughn saying that I always put both up anyway to be on the safe side.......even if I park somehwere that doesnt look like a disabled bay or on a street that it isnt obvious that you have to put your badge up....I do anyway Nothing like being safe.
Private car parks you have to read everything here....some let you park free and some dont.

Love
Hileena

elainebadknee

Hi

I dont have a problem paying for parking but i dont want a fine cos i have or havent displayed the correct paraphanalia?? I belielve if you are disbaled it doesnt exempt you from paying.....

elainex

caroldeeg wrote:

Hi
In the good old days u could park in Council car parks for free if displaying a badge. However, I live in Bournemouth and all council car parks have to be paid for unless u have a tax exempt vehicle.
I suppose its a sign of the times
Sad but true

elainebadknee

Hi Hileena

yeah I will ask someone council related its just not penetrating my brain just now, not sure why...I mean my clock will be useless now if cant use it in car parks i used to use....
I do always read signs if go to another town etc...

Elainex

Ps...See you was in lake district, you shouldve looked me up?? Sorry you didnt have nice time...x

hileena111 wrote:

Hi, Yes I think you would be sensible to ring your council....they all seem to vary. Council and highways.....are mostly free here and unless a time is stipulated you dont need your clock {as far as I know}althoughn saying that I always put both up anyway to be on the safe side.......even if I park somehwere that doesnt look like a disabled bay or on a street that it isnt obvious that you have to put your badge up....I do anyway Nothing like being safe.
Private car parks you have to read everything here....some let you park free and some dont.

Love
Hileena

hileena111

Hi, I didnt know you lived in that direction......I maybe should have but didnt or have forgotten

Love
Hileena

wendgro

You always have to check in all carparks what the criteria is.Some you can only display your blue badge in the correct disabled bay others you have to pay as well as being in a disabled bay. Always read the signs at the paypoint. Different councils have different rules I don't mind paying I always like the disabled bay because of the space for getting in and out of the car ordinary bays are just not wide enough. Lets face it they are a godsend and I really value mine

elainebadknee

Hiya

Well as ive said earlier i dont have a problem paying for parking I just want to make sure ive got the right stuff displayed in my windscreen or else mr traffic warden will be only too happy to slap a nice fine on me??
Also as i said above our car parks have been the same for ages and i dont remember anything being put in local papers about changes....I also know about different councils...etc..I love my badge but like eveyone else i dont want a fine for doing wrong when i dont know i ahave done so...

Elainex

wendgro wrote:

You always have to check in all carparks what the criteria is.Some you can only display your blue badge in the correct disabled bay others you have to pay as well as being in a disabled bay. Always read the signs at the paypoint. Different councils have different rules I don't mind paying I always like the disabled bay because of the space for getting in and out of the car ordinary bays are just not wide enough. Lets face it they are a godsend and I really value mine

hileena111

Hi Elaine
I know you dont mind paying but it just struck me do your hospitals have free parking for disabled.....I know I spoke to someone a while back and they didnt know....said they would check. Ours do. That is one place I pbject to having to pay for
Love
Hileena

Airwave!

The BB does give you the option of parking on double yellow lines if there are no other restrictions, which I do regularly now.

There are now, reportedly, 2.4million BB in circulation, + all the forgeries, misused and abused ones, no wonder parking is an issue.

hileena111

Did anyone see the bit on TV this morning about blue badges It was the "Dom" programme......

Love
Hileena

elainebadknee

Hi Hileena

Not been to hsopital for ages but they didnt used to charge for parking but dad was there other day getting hearing aid batteries and he said they were doing something to the markings there...bet theyre reducing the spaces!

Elainex

hileena111 wrote:

Hi Elaine
I know you dont mind paying but it just struck me do your hospitals have free parking for disabled.....I know I spoke to someone a while back and they didnt know....said they would check. Ours do. That is one place I pbject to having to pay for
Love
Hileena

elainebadknee

HI Airwave

I only do it if i cant get parked anywhere near as a last resort...So its a possible....
I bet there are tonnes of forgeries!

Elainex

Airwave! wrote:

The BB does give you the option of parking on double yellow lines if there are no other restrictions, which I do regularly now.

There are now, reportedly, 2.4million BB in circulation, + all the forgeries, misused and abused ones, no wonder parking is an issue.

elainebadknee

I wasnt out of me bed till 09.45am!!

Elainex

hileena111 wrote:

Did anyone see the bit on TV this morning about blue badges It was the "Dom" programme......

Love
Hileena

hileena111

Hi,
I've been going to hospital twice a week for the past 3 weeks and once a week previously ....so I do appreciate not having to pay.
The other thing about hospitals.....our particular hospital you have to pay when you go in {some of them you pay on your way out}and its hard to know how long you are going to sit.....oK if you have someone with you that can go in and out and feed the machine
Lucky you not getting out of bed until that time .......I'm up about 6.30am or 7am otherwise I'm sorer than I am at that time
Love
Hileena

elainebadknee

Hi

Well i appreciate that unlike others on here i dont have to attend rhuemy etc....So i thank god for that....At wigan you only pay £1.00 or £2.00 max and i get my travelling (as its a 90mile round trip for me) plus my parking back....
I know im a lazy bones, i dont go to bed till nearly midnight most evenings too...

Elainex

hileena111 wrote:

Hi,
I've been going to hospital twice a week for the past 3 weeks and once a week previously ....so I do appreciate not having to pay.
The other thing about hospitals.....our particular hospital you have to pay when you go in {some of them you pay on your way out}and its hard to know how long you are going to sit.....oK if you have someone with you that can go in and out and feed the machine
Lucky you not getting out of bed until that time .......I'm up about 6.30am or 7am otherwise I'm sorer than I am at that time
Love
Hileena