council exempt from using disabled spaces (1 Viewer)

[Khizzie]

Thought that this was not on .and even two traffic wardens ignored it .

 

[mercianman]

Shame you didn't get the number plate.

 

[buttons]

Probably doing some work in the area and needed to lift some heavy equipment without becoming disabled themselves.

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[Khizzie]

Probably doing some work in the area and needed to lift some heavy equipment without becoming disabled themselves.

The only heavy lifting they were doing was picking up their sandwiches and mugs of tea.

 

[Deleted member 29692]

It looks like it's outside the football ground.

Is that a public/council car park or is it private?

If it's private land then the traffic wardens have no jurisdiction.

Not excusing the parking, just asking a question.

 

[GJH]

It looks like it's outside the football ground.

Is that a public/council car park or is it private?

If it's private land then the traffic wardens have no jurisdiction.

Not excusing the parking, just asking a question.

That's what struck me as well. Just like the similar abuse of parking that occurs in some supermarket car parks, all one can do is complain to the land owner.

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[EX51SSS]

It's not unusual for councils to have special dispensation on a variety of things.
Our local metro council employs drivers for the special needs children. They come under PCV rules but because the council has a special dispensation then a car licence is sufficient. If one was tendering for that contract, the drivers would have to have a PCV licence to comply with the law.

 

[Khizzie]

Council owns the parking. Football club is defunct. No excuse as plenty of parking available..

 

[DangerMousy]

No idea whether they have a dispensation allowing them to park there or not, but if there were plenty of other spaces available then I'd be sending the photo to the council and asking them to train their staff/contractors on considerate parking. Many disabled people rely on the the designated parking spaces: either for proximity or for the extra space to allow a wheelchair down the side of the car. Its doubly bad because they're actually obstructing two disabled spaces.

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[GJH]

Council owns the parking. Football club is defunct. No excuse as plenty of parking available..

Make an official complaint to the council with the photo as proof and mention that you are giving them a chance to take action before contacting the local paper.

 

[sdc77]

Why not just ask them to move?

 

[simsy56]

Why not just ask them to move?

Have you ever tried that? Not as easy as it seems. I am disabled (amputee) and I also have a severely disabled grandson (confined to a wheelchair). I have had almighty rows with drivers using disabled parking areas illegally. One even said, 'I am disabled, I'm blind'. Locked his Range Rover, and walked to the supermarket...........It makes my blood boil!
I tend to not use the disabled spaces, because I know there are more needy persons than me, but these arseholes, annoy the hell out of me!!!!!
Sorry for the rant,

Craig

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[buttons]

Council owns the parking. Football club is defunct. No excuse as plenty of parking available..

Is this the car park in question, it looks private to me but I could be wrong.....
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...baca74a4a!8m2!3d51.4020792!4d-1.3179621?hl=en

 

[Khizzie]

Why not just ask them to move?

Did told me they were on official break ..duh ! Photo and complaint sent to council .

 

[Khizzie]

Is this the car park in question, it looks private to me but I could be wrong.....
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...baca74a4a!8m2!3d51.4020792!4d-1.3179621?hl=en

No , the council took it over from football club . and charge megabucks to park there..

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[DangerMousy]

Is this the car park in question, it looks private to me but I could be wrong.....
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...baca74a4a!8m2!3d51.4020792!4d-1.3179621?hl=en

Its definitely a West Berkshire Council car park: http://info.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29706 and reading the details - it seems they were obstructing the only 2 disabled spaces in the car park.

 

[Khizzie]

Is this the car park in question, it looks private to me but I could be wrong.....
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...baca74a4a!8m2!3d51.4020792!4d-1.3179621?hl=en

That's the Newbury weekly news car park the council one is to the left of that picture.

 

[GWAYGWAY]

Wow! just seen the map and I never realised the Greenham Common Airbase was in the Town. Nuclear target number one, for the UK a few years ago.

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[Geo]

Wow! just seen the map and I never realised the Greenham Common Airbase was in the Town. Nuclear target number one, for the UK a few years ago.

I heard the Airbase was too

 

[pappajohn]

Is this the car park in question, it looks private to me but I could be wrong.....
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...baca74a4a!8m2!3d51.4020792!4d-1.3179621?hl=en

Certainly does look private......the 'private car park' sign attached to the left hand gate is a bit of a give away.

 

[Khizzie]

Certainly does look private......the 'private car park' sign attached to the left hand gate is a bit of a give away.

That's the Newbury weekly newspaper car park.the car park that is to the left of that sign is the council car park that the photo was taken.

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[Khizzie]

Its definitely a West Berkshire Council car park: http://info.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29706 and reading the details - it seems they were obstructing the only 2 disabled spaces in the car park.

See here ...all you lot that are looking at the newspapers car park put up by another poster....

 

[Puddleduck]

Have you ever tried that? Not as easy as it seems. I am disabled (amputee) and I also have a severely disabled grandson (confined to a wheelchair). I have had almighty rows with drivers using disabled parking areas illegally. One even said, 'I am disabled, I'm blind'. Locked his Range Rover, and walked to the supermarket...........It makes my blood boil!
I tend to not use the disabled spaces, because I know there are more needy persons than me, but these arseholes, annoy the hell out of me!!!!!
Sorry for the rant,

Craig

I phoned the office using the number on the side of a van that was in our town centre disabled space. The workmen came out and moved the van, so my daughter parked in the space. One of the guys came across as if to have words with her, she lifted the wheelchair out of the boot and helped me into it. He turned round and went back to his van without a work said

 

[John.]

Did told me they were on official break ..duh ! Photo and complaint sent to council .

Well done Khizzie

How bone idle can they be

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[PeteH]

Prats, like that make ME angry. "we" (the royal we) use both mobility vehicles, and a wheelchair as needed, nothing worse than being forced to park far away, just in order to be able to access the mobility aid!.

Best one EVER, was my wife`s cousin (Now deceased) they had a WAV. One day in Asda, No Disabled bay available because one Cretin had parked (no badge) in one bay. Her husband Parked across the rear of the vehicle trapping it in the bay, took her into the store to shop, next thing Tannoy goes, "Some one cannot get out the parking place" because a WAV is parked behind blocking it. HE ignored it and carried on doing the weekly shop. 40 min later, having shopped and had a coffee, they went back out, to find one very unhappy punter, who started to give him grief, not recommended, when you are dealing with a 6ft+ Brick S House, Ex Coldstreme Guardsman, turned Fire Officer!!. Eventually the "dick" went on his way late for work and with a large "flea in his ear".

Pete

 

[simsy56]

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Prats, like that make ME angry. "we" (the royal we) use both mobility vehicles, and a wheelchair as needed, nothing worse than being forced to park far away, just in order to be able to access the mobility aid!.

Best one EVER, was my wife`s cousin (Now deceased) they had a WAV. One day in Asda, No Disabled bay available because one Cretin had parked (no badge) in one bay. Her husband Parked across the rear of the vehicle trapping it in the bay, took her into the store to shop, next thing Tannoy goes, "Some one cannot get out the parking place" because a WAV is parked behind blocking it. HE ignored it and carried on doing the weekly shop. 40 min later, having shopped and had a coffee, they went back out, to find one very unhappy punter, who started to give him grief, not recommended, when you are dealing with a 6ft+ Brick S House, Ex Coldstreme Guardsman, turned Fire Officer!!. Eventually the "dick" went on his way late for work and with a large "flea in his ear".

Pete

Brilliant! Next time I go to Tesco, I may try that!

Craig

 

[Just smiffy]

Best one EVER, was my wife`s cousin (Now deceased) they had a WAV. One day in Asda, No Disabled bay available because one Cretin had parked (no badge) in one bay. Her husband Parked across the rear of the vehicle trapping it in the bay, took her into the store to shop, next thing Tannoy goes, "Some one cannot get out the parking place" because a WAV is parked behind blocking it. HE ignored it and carried on doing the weekly shop. 40 min later, having shopped and had a coffee, they went back out, to find one very unhappy punter, who started to give him grief, not recommended, when you are dealing with a 6ft+ Brick S House, Ex Coldstreme Guardsman, turned Fire Officer!!. Eventually the "dick" went on his way late for work and with a large "flea in his ear".

Yeh.... thanks for that mate, I got the sack.......

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[grumps147]

Guidelines about everything you never wanted to know about parking under local authority schemes. Our towns old yellow lines before decriminalisation also had an exemption for funeral hearses, can't see anything for those in these newer guides... https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...ent_data/file/496987/operational-guidance.pdf

 

[GJH]

Guidelines about everything you never wanted to know about parking under local authority schemes. Our towns old yellow lines before decriminalisation also had an exemption for funeral hearses, can't see anything for those in these newer guides... https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...ent_data/file/496987/operational-guidance.pdf

They will probably still be covered by local exemptions.
Documents like that generally serve two purposes, to explain the legislation and to provide framework procedures. Both help save individual LAs from having to waste time duplicating work.

 

[ABZSteve]

Warden came up to me once when I parked in a disabled space. Hoy! he said, what's your disability? I replied, Touretts ya C%$t now F@ck off

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