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Originally Posted by Aleks

If you over stay then you get fined. Everyone knows this so there is no excuse. And not being nasty but why should disabled people get it for free? My grandmother is registered as disable because of a dodgy arm she as but she parks and goes about her business fine.

Everyone does indeed know that if you overstay you get fined. What people attending hospital do not know is how long they will be before being able to return to their car.

What would you do if you had to attend Casualty for something? How long would you book your parking place for? 1hour? 2 hours? 4 hours? You have no idea how long you will be so you take a guess at 2 hours. Surely you will be seen within that time? Won’t you?

OK! So you play it safe and book your place for 4 hours and luck is on your side and you are back out within an hour. What are you going to do, sit in your car for the next three hours just to use up your time? Or accept having paid for something that you will not use.

This whole Pay and Display scheme is wrong and just a money spinner for the firm that runs the car park.

Incidentally disabilities come in all forms and your gran’s arm disability wouldn’t qualify her for a Blue Badge. And that is what this issue is about. Not disabled people but Blue Badge holders. It helps to read the opening thread before putting fingers to keyboard.