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Originally Posted by katex
Garinda .. think you are losing the plot here. Thomas was just pointing out that not all Blue Badge holders are hard up .. could be an average that they may be, in that case, shouldn't we means test all sick parkers at the Hospitals.
I held a disabled badge for a short while .. but would not have had a problem in affording the charge, and coughed up willingly.
Sure there are lots of wealthy people that hold a Blue Badge.
They are separate issues to benefits in my opinion.
Think they are also exempt from congestion charges also .. that is also a can of worms.
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I'm not losing the plot.
Some mandarin in Whitehall works out exactly how much a disabled person is supposed to live on. I suppose free parking is considered a fringe benefit, in that not everyone is going to take advantage of it.
The alternative would be for the disabled to get paid more in offical benefits, and have to pay for parking like everyone else. This would in the long run cost the tax payer much more money.
Blue badge holders also get free car tax, and don't get fined if they park on single and double yellow lines for up to three hours, as long as they aren't causing an obstruction. A poor non-disabled driver would of course be fined for doing this.
