Using a Blue Badge

it is not correct to say you can park in residents' bays with a blue badge.
you need to check the local rules.
my cousin got fined for parking in a residents' bay. the badge was properly displayed.
she had to pay the fine.
she was told she should have parked on a yellow line. actually there were hardly any in a small curved residential road, with multiple dropped kerbs and residents' bays.

Not all pay & Display are free, our area they are not and also check in private car parks as they probably won't be either.

I agree, it can be more than confusing. In our town meter parking in any space is free and unlimited. The council car parks require payment but an extra hour is granted.

The next town along the coast offers free parking in all car parks. The nearest city offers free unrestricted parking on meters and some free parking in car parks but not all. I’ve never dared park on a double yellow lime although it is apparently allowed.

When venturing further afield we always check, council rules vary hugely.

MaggsMcG

Oh, also there's usually a four-hour limit on parking on double yellows. Thats what your clock is for.

3 hour

First try to get a Blue Badge .....
DH has reapplied and it will take 3-4 months to make a decision.

In the meantime ???

welbeck

it is not correct to say you can park in residents' bays with a blue badge.
you need to check the local rules.
my cousin got fined for parking in a residents' bay. the badge was properly displayed.
she had to pay the fine.
she was told she should have parked on a yellow line. actually there were hardly any in a small curved residential road, with multiple dropped kerbs and residents' bays.

I think my post about residents permit areas said "some areas" so it is correct. If you are going to a new area where you don't know the rules, you can usually look it up online. I have also found that the authorities are usually very understanding if you do get it wrong, so it is always worth writing to them explaining that so they can take a view.
Wouldn't it be a good idea if the rules were streamlined so all areas were the same? The rules can be very different in London Boroughs and I sometimes find it difficult to work out which one I'm in!