uk.people.disability

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:08:33 +0100, Splodge wrote:

> "MCC" wrote in message
> news:f5uaitxetydw$.18vnf70hbxl2t$.dlg@ ...
>>I would have thought that the onus for the correct use of the Blue Badge
>> lies with the person to whom it was issued.
>> If someone else is going to use the car then the Blue Badge holder should
>> remove the badge from it.
>> If my wife goes out on her own in our car I insist that she leaves my Blue
>> Badge at home. That way she cannot be accused of misuse of my badge and I
>> am not likely to be guilty of aiding and abetting.
>> Another point to bear in mind is, if the car is taxed in the Disabled
>> class
>> then if anyone other than the person to whom that tax disc was issued uses
>> the car, they must be using it for the benefit of the registered keeper
>> and
>> *not* solely for their own benefit.
>> --
>
> I came across that in Bournemouth earlier in the year. Took my badges with
> me when travelling in someone else's car, and found the disabled bays were
> free for cars with disabled tax discs only. Paying a parking fee doesn't
> bother me, but finding a space near the shops does.
>
> Splodge

This is also the case in Carrick District Council's area in Cornwall
(Falmouth and Truro) and seems to be becoming more prevalent throughout the
country. Adjacent and nearby district councils (Kerrier covering
Camborne/Redruth and Helston areas and Penwith covering Penzance and St.
Ives) don't charge for cars displaying Blue Badges irrespective of the tax
disc. This just leads to confusion amongst disabled drivers in my opinion.
Councils should all be singing from the same songsheet.
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MCC