Blue badges.

I have just been to Asda.where most of the disabled bays were full. Unfortunately, cars displaying a Blue Badge were few and far between.
Lazy, entitled and selfish people. 😔

Story in our local paper today about a couple in mid 80s. Lady is very disabled and has Blue Badge and husband drives her around but can’t walk far himself.

He did not realise or forgot you have to allow about 12 weeks to renew your badge so he has to wait until Sept now to renew. He says she will have to stay in the house now for the rest of the summer.

I was about to renew mine, when I got a reminder to renew it, with a message that it was about a twelve week wait.

My DD’s award is for life, but she has to reapply every 3 years with a new photograph and she has to get a newly dated copy of her entitlement to DLA.

Georgesgran

My DD’s award is for life, but she has to reapply every 3 years with a new photograph and she has to get a newly dated copy of her entitlement to DLA.

All I am asked for now is a new photograph. No paperwork nor proof.

She’s due a new one soon maryD maybe different this time.

Ref the 12 week wait. I didn’t reapply quick enough so there was a gap when I didn’t have BB to use. It was getting tedious so phoned up council and spoke to lovely man who I think might have pushed it through by a few days. Wanted because going away for few days - first time since 2019. Got it day before we went.Why did I apply late. ? Think it was because husband has Alziemers. I have been “ looked” at as I look well. But at times it is a struggle to get to front door.

Georgesgran

She’s due a new one soon maryD maybe different this time.

I found the process different this time. I was taken straight to the payment page GG .
Fingers crossed for your DD.

Have had BB for about 16 years. Only one time was there a delay in renewing and that was when I had to wait for local authority to appoint a new OT to assess people who did not have very current letters from doctors re their condition(s).

Find the current method of renewing (totally on line) extremely simple and straight forward. Received a reminder message informing me to allow upto 12 weeks, but it actually took less than four weeks for the replacement to arrive.

I no longer have a car or drive - but carry this with me in my bag so if I am given a lift anywhere, Planned or unplanned), this can be used. If I stay in the car whilst the driver pops in to get something, it most definitely is not displayed.

I am perplexed as to why the photo of the person for whom it is issued is on the back. Can only remember two or three occasions at which it has been requested for this to be seen. Surely, if the photo was displayed it would help to stop this badge being used when that person is NOT in the car.

I do feel that for certain illnesses such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy that can only get worse the blue badge should be for life and not have to be renewed.

If you have applied to renew blue badge as far as I am aware you can still use your old blue badge. Check but it is like that in Gwynedd

I have a blue badge due to multiple physical problems and the biggest thing that annoys me is when people park in disabled bays without a badge, elderly people do it too they think because of their age their more entitled than a younger disabled person only people displaying a blue badge should be parked there.
I have confronted people on several occasions parking there without one I think it’s very selfish.

No way would I park in a disabled bay if I wasn’t disabled. I would rather walk a mile or even more to park as I know what it’s like to have someone who needs a badge.

Kind of similar. Parent and child bays a necessary for getting youngsters out and putting in a push chair. I have a problem when healthy teenagers get out and others struggle with narrow bays and toddlers