uk.people.disability

Cyberwraith wrote:
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>> On 11 Sep, 11:47, "********" <***...@ > wrote:
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>>>> On 10 Sep, 11:47, "********" <***...@ > wrote:
>>>>>> I had a disabilty access issue with a UK based supermarket here in
>>>>>> Ireland just last week and found that their web site had a comments
>>>>>> and complaints section, I filled it out and was very surprised by
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> fast and efficient way they dealt with it. It might not apply to all
>>>>>> supermarket chains but in this case Tesco, for them it was, deserve
>>>>>> praise.
>>>>> Well your Tesco must be better than mine here in Dundee. I was there
>>>>> the other day and couldnt get a parking space in the disabled bays
>>>>> because they were all taken and not one car had a blue badge. To make
>>>>> matters worse on of the cars parked was a police car! If the police
>>>>> can
>>>>> violate the rules then what hope have we got?
>>>> Shopping at 3am, often find a police car or two in the disabled bays.
>>>> I've absolutely no objection if they are there on an emergency call -
>>>> close space to door, quicker inside and all that.
>>>> Never seen them on emergency inside a supermarket at 3am though.
>>>> This wasn't 3am though it was 11am and the place was really busy with
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>> Ah, new information.
>> Yes, often see people with badges struggling to park. Few thousand
>> blue badges within travelling distance in my area, about 20 town
>> centre disabled bays.
>> To be fair to the local council (who tend to make big, big mistakes)
>> the traffic staff tend to be on the ball about blue badges.
>> Occasionally see they've ticketed someone for parking in the wrong
>> place.
>> BB holders as much as anyone - there are places we can't park too,
>> despite what some people believe.
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>> Penalty notices tend to discourage most from getting more. Though I
>> have seen a couple of cars with several notices in a year.
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>> I don't know of any simple way of making sure people don't misuse our
>> bays, same as some misuse the badge they have.
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>> Martin <><
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> How about the American option? Illegal use of a disabled bay by able bodied
> people is immediate loss of driving licence.? Just my tuppence worth. This
> is a subject I feel very strongly about.
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I would suggest that you could bring in the death penalty and people
would still do it - because the chance of being caught is so negligable.
(plus the jury wouldn't convict under those circumstances...)

I would suggest that what is needed is an RFID chipped badge - that gets
rid of the duplicated copies and theft of badges - a stolen one would be
rendered useless, within hours of being reported, simply by being
removed from the database.

Plus require supermarkets and other off-road parking to have a
barrier-protected disabled parking area, with the exit automatic
barriers having a transponder sensing the badge.

Finally, if the badge holder is not present when a traffic warden/
police office/ cso checks the car, one "point" will be added to the
badge. After 2 points in any calendar month, the badge is deactivated
for the remainder of the month.

That would stop most of the abuse, IMHO.

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Sue