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The Egg Man wrote:I'm now a fat bastard but, whilst I was never an athlete, much of the weight and mobility problem is down to the Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonitis I mentioned last June.
In my defence, I don't use cars to get about much. Local stuff is via taxi. I'm getting better at using buses (my auld bastard card is actually a disabled bastard card) and took my first train in yonks last Saturday night (which I've mentioned elsewhere).
I could bore you for hours about the debilitating effects of my hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy - but you'd only assume I was going for the sympathy vote.
WHERE TO PARK
If in doubt at any time, you should check with the local authority.
Badge holders may park free of charge and without time limit at parking meters on-street and 'pay-and-display' on-street parking.
Badge holders may be exempt from time limits imposed on other users.
Badge holders may usually park on single or double yellow lines in Scotland and Ireland without any time limit. In England, there is a time limit of up to three hours.
Badge holders can park in greenways outwith times of operation.
Remember, the Blue Badge must be displayed at all times when parking.
WHERE NOT TO PARK
When there is a local traffic order in force, specifying a time limit for disabled parking badges - always check local signs before parking.
The Blue Badge is not a licence to park anywhere and conditions differ in different areas and countries. Always check roadside signs showing times of operation for loading bays etc. Restrictions will always be signed.
You must NOT park:
During the time a ban on loading or unloading is in force (normally indicated by one or two yellow marks on the kerb at the times shown on post mounted signs).
For example:
Loading prohibited
24 hours a day
7 days a week, for at least 4 consecutive months
Loading prohibited for any period of less than 24 hours. The arrow indicates the direction on the street where prohibition starts.
However, in pedestrian areas, waiting and loading restrictions may be in force even where there are no yellow lines shown on the road or kerb. Details of any restrictions in force will be shown on plates displayed at the kerb side of the road.
where there are double white lines in the centre of the road even if one of the lines is broken
in a dedicated bus or tram lane during its hours of operation
in a cycle lane
on any clearway, double or single red lines during their hours of operation
on all pedestrian crossings - including Zebra, Pelican, Toucan and Puffin crossings
on zig-zag markings before and after Zebra, Pelican, Toucan and Puffin crossings
in parking places reserved for specific users, e.g. permit holders only, loading bays during times of operation, taxis, cycles
on a resident's parking bay, unless there are signs showing that you may do so, or you have checked with the local authority's Roads Department that you may do so
in suspended meter bays or when use of the meter is prohibited
where temporary restrictions on parking are in force along a length of road, e.g. as indicated by no-waiting cones
on school "keep clear" markings during the hours shown on a yellow no-stopping plate.
You must also NOT park where it would be obstructive or cause a danger to others. The following are likely examples:
at school entrances, bus stops, on a bend, or near the brow of a hill or hump bridge.
where it would make it difficult for others to see clearly,
e.g. close to a junction.
where it would make the road narrow, e.g. by a traffic island or where roadwork is in progress.
where it would hold up traffic, e.g. in narrow stretches of road or blocking vehicle entrances.
where emergency vehicles stop or go in and out, e.g. hospital entrances.
where the kerb has been lowered or the road raised to form a pedestrian crossing.
on a pavement unless signs permit it.
in a loading bay unless disabled concession, or a specified time, is displayed on the roadside sign.
Remember
If you park where it would cause an obstruction or danger to other road users your vehicle could be removed by the police. You could also be prosecuted and your Badge withdrawn.
The vehicle must be moved if a police officer or a traffic warden in uniform requests it.
pingu wrote:WHERE TO PARK
WHERE NOT TO PARK
When there is a local traffic order in force, specifying a time limit for disabled parking badges - always check local signs before parking.
The Blue Badge is not a licence to park anywhere and conditions differ in different areas and countries. Always check roadside signs showing times of operation for loading bays etc. Restrictions will always be signed.
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old jock wrote:I'm probably going to get loads of stick for this, but does the blue badge give you the right to park on double yellows?
Where I live I'm next to said parking restrictions and I notice loads of "disabled" parking permit holders park on them and don't seem to get tickets.
A couple of things I think are questionable at best
The double yellows are there to allow adequate access for traffic swinging into the road, so how come disabled vehicles can park there, surely its for safety or its not?
The other thing is the number of abuses I see of disabled holders beggars belief, very few IMHO seem that disabled, by that I mean many with no obvious mobility issues and some with what appears to be maybe a stick, they also seem to be perfectly able to carry their shopping back the car too. Some badge holders park their vehicles there for up to a week at a time or longer. Given everybody else who has a car has to pay for a permit (if they can get one). I reckon its a bit unfair, not against the idea but the system seems grossly abused.
By the way I don't have a car so its not sour grapes on my part its just the conclusion I've come to from observation and NO I can't back it up with statistics, articles or sources before the evidence police put in an appearance.
John
crusty_bint wrote: i.e. they're not a bawhair away from Dickensian!
tombro wrote:MotoMad,
Your point is well made but ..... do you really think someone with poor vision should even be driving ?
Tombro
Boxer6 wrote: .......... Frankly, that sort of abuse of the system boils my pish!
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The Egg Man wrote:Boxer6 wrote: .......... Frankly, that sort of abuse of the system boils my pish!
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It may just be coincidence but, from observation, it seems the highest concentration of Blue Badge users is in the vicinity of the City Chambers.
MotoMad wrote:Not every disability is a visible one remember. Poor vision, deafness etc....
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