blue badge for parking

[Doobs]

I can see the principle, but if you bugger up your credit rating over this you are the only loser.  Could you still lease the car with a CCJ for instance?  And defending this is going to be a bigger hassle than paying.

When we used to live in London, we had to pay for permits.  I an sure they claimed it was only to pay for admin, but was more a round of lap dances for a big party than a round of drinks.  It was just geography that separated us from the 95% of the population that don't pay for permits.  We got to park where others couldn't.  People used to moan about the unfairness of it all there too, but it all seemed reasonable to me.

[AndrewT]

As Flushy said, you need to pick your battles. Kick up a fuss by all means, but pay the fee in the meantime.

Could you get in touch with the local paper - start a campaign or something.

[Ironside]

I can pay just donating money to charity instead. If it was just a one off payment then fine but the badges last upto 3 years some people it's every year

[Royal Flush]

Wait so its £40 every 3 years? I have to pay £120 a year to park on my street....

[millidonk]

I pay £25 a year for someone to empty my grass bin and then council tax every month for the other bins..

[Ironside]

Doors car is motability on my war pensioner scheme car is 100%safe credit rating wouldn't bother me either

Andrew will be getting press involved too was going to ,Akers big fuss about telling a traffic warden my car was parked in a bay with out of date badge so I got a ticket but found out in last hour from paper online no more traffic wardens in moray after this month lol

[Ironside]

Wait so its £40 every 3 years? I have to pay £120 a year to park on my street....

i paid to build a garage so I didn't need to park on my street

[Royal Flush]

Wait so its £40 every 3 years? I have to pay £120 a year to park on my street....

i paid to build a garage so I didn't need to park on my street

Yeah i have a garage as well so don't need to park there.

I guess you are never going to come around to the other viewpoint but i really do hope you listen to us who recommend you fight this the sensible way.

[Ironside]

I am going to fight it sensibly and communicate with council the whole way, one of my best mates is on the council and by now the whole council will be aware of me refusing to pay for the badge.

[Ironside]

ok just rereading my posts i really shouldnt of made the posts while in my bed still waking up, just off too hopefully pick up a new wheelchair today. will try and explain better my stand point when i get back.

[ripple11]

As Flushy said, you need to pick your battles. Kick up a fuss by all means, but pay the fee in the meantime.

Could you get in touch with the local paper - start a campaign or something.

this 100%

....and I'm sure you with friends can think of some "good" campaigning ideas......

[Marky147]

Does the cost vary from place to place?

Just had a look on the .gov website, and it's still showing as £10 to renew here.

If it's £40 I'll just pay it anyway, and hope they have fun at their xmas party on the extra dough

[pleno1]

if something costs something, then sombody has to pay for it. if not the person using it then who should?

[celtic]

I think charging for the blue badge is wrong.

I also have issue how "easy" it is to get a blue badge.  My sister is disabled and sometimes we have a problem in getting a space since the disabled spaces are full so we hang around waiting only to see an able bodied couple, both carrying shopping, walk up to their car, get in and drive away.  Not sure how these people can justify using these spaces.

Whilst it seems unfair, plenty of able bodied people are entitled to blue badges, for 'hidden' disabilities. I.e unable to walk more than say, 50 yards.

And ironside. Get a grip ffs. Your one man campaign isn't gonna work with anyone. The only person that will lose is you. Pay the charge, then take it up with the council. If you do win, then they can refund the admin fee. Oh, and also the small matter of your mum and dad not having to worry about bailiffs turning up at their house.

[Acidmouse]

I am looking for some views on the fact local councils are starting to charge an admin fee for people to get and renew there blue badges. Looks like I am not going renew mine instead donate the money +50% to a kids charity. The blue badge is not a luxury its something I have to have so I can park in bays where I can get in and out without damaging other cars. No abled bodied person HAS to pay to park they get choice of going to out of town complexes with free parking if they want, A disabled driver has too pay to get a badge to be able to park there or risk people parking too close. In an ncp car park with a barrier disabled drivers now pay twice. I am hoping for a lot of fines for parking without a valid badge of course I wont pay the fines whats the worst they can do to me I dont own the car and dont own a house

It's just another piss taking way of making money for skint councils in a long line of already piss taking measures.

I know lets charge people for parking on a street full of holes outside their own houses. Even if this given house is in the middle of no where. Lets start charging disabled drivers for parking, don't give a fuk how they can't afford it we need to raise money.

Simple, don't pay it. If you get fine say you cannot pay as skint. Go to local press and make a huge fuss.