I’m going to put forward an idea my DD2 has talked about for a while, now there are so many blue badges being issued for various disabilities - some of which may not be very obvious. Firstly, she’s a full-time Wheelchair user and warrants her blue badge. However, once out of her car and in her chair, she’s able to negotiate car parks fairly easily and isn’t that bothered about parking close to a venue - she feels there should be different types of blue badges, so those who can only walk short distances can park closer, but they don’t need the wider bays. However, she needs the wider bays, to enable her to get her wheelchair alongside to allow her to transfer into it, without damaging her car. Obviously it would mean an extra section of carpark taken up, but a different signage could clarify that area reserved for wheelchair users only. The bays nearer the venue could then be re-jigged, so 3 cars could park, where only 2 could before, increasing the number of spaces. Perhaps a thought for big out of Town shopping centres to consider?
I commented last week about blue badge users being challenged and my daughter is quite used to it. However, it’s annoying to see someone use a badge which blatantly isn’t their’s to park beside a door and load the car up with sacks of garden compost - as we witnessed yesterday! Rant over.
Hope this makes sense??