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Originally Posted by Stanaccy

As I said on the other thread

Why if you are just giving somebody a lift should a disabled badge holder be allowed to take up a place reserved for somebody who is getting out and shopping in the store, and may have difficulty walking to the spot they have been forced to use, because of the individual's selfish action. That is no different than a disabled badge carrying taxi driver using it when s/he is dropping off a fare and then waiting for the next fare.

This is not jealousy this is annoyance at people who may be using the service as specified in the law, but not using it in the spirit intended.


Davo has made a good point. I see it happen in my local co-op where there are only 6 bays, yes they are abused by other able bodied people but when disability badge users abuse the spirit of the scheme themselves, they are guilty of hipocrisy when they complain about it.

Now that’s an interesting point. A taxi driver with a disabled badge. Nothing wrong in that because the badge is awarded because of walking difficulties. But the badge holder is earning a living by driving a taxi so his daily activity is for his own benefit so he could park up whilst waiting for a fare.

It is amazing how many people seem to KNOW how other people are behaving just by looking at them. So you see an able bodied person jump out of a car parked in a disabled bay leaving a disabled person behind and jump to all sorts of conclusions, when in fact you know diddly squat.