uk.people.disability

On 11 Sep, 22:38, "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
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> >> >> > 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.
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> >> >> 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
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> >> >> violate the rules then what hope have we got?
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> >> > 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.
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> >> > 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
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> > 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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> 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
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What exactly is the penalty there?
Seems like there are always reports of people driving without a
licence.
Hell, I've handed in my licence and probably will never get it back. I
still own my own car and could get in it and drive it any time I want.
Removal of licence doesn't make a difference. Now removal of the car
might make a difference.

Martin <><