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Advice please on Disabled Badge

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Amigo said:
Just make him one Vince. They’re hardly legal documents, just a plea for a quick pee (and some consideration!).
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Hadn't thought of that to be honest @Amigo
I actually had a video call with him last evening and told him to call the CAB today and see what he can do.
If that fails, I will see if I can find if I can find an example and get one made for him or as you suugest Amigo, make one for him, email it and he can prinit it off and laminate it.
Excellent suggestion Amigo, thanks, that thought just hadn't crossed my usually resourceful and scheming mind🙄. Must be getting old.
 
Just a thought - is it there to see on the Prostate UK website?
 
Cannot get onto it TW must be being strangles which seems strange but that's life WIll try from home tonight.
 
Just spoken to him video link and he has already downloaded the app
Thanks again, one problem solved.🙂
 
I’ve just had a look at the app. That’s brilliant, cos I can’t find my card after my last flare up of UC. I’ll probably download it and never have another flare up. 🙄
 
I should have had one for Specsavers the other day when I was there for an age but they wouldn’t let me use their loo and made me walk the length of the shopping centre to the public toilets with dilated eyes! Rotten sods! 🙄
 
Amigo said:
I should have had one for Specsavers the other day when I was there for an age but they wouldn’t let me use their loo and made me walk the length of the shopping centre to the public toilets with dilated eyes! Rotten sods! 🙄
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That is nasty of them @Amigo
 
For those with a blue badge touring the highlands, the Corran ferry is free if you have a blue badge. Saves £8.20 for a five minute hop. There are loos at each end, but none on the ferry. No bar on the ferry, either, or a passenger lounge for all that money. Government run, of course.

Saves an eighty mile detour.
 
trophywench said:
However Tescos carpark usually has spaces and quite a good number of disabled ones, so you'd be nearer to park, walk into the building and up in the lift and hang a left to where the loos are. Much nicer ones than the public loos any time. That's a fair bit closer once you park, than either public one (one of which they are closing this year to save money)
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Don't get me started!!!

Our local Tesco has several disabled spaces - although they are often populated by vehicles with no blue badges - even commercial vans. If you complain, Tesco say that a third party manages the car park, i.e. there's nothing they can do.

Also, you get a disabled space near the door - but where are the trolleys? All over the car park and none at the door!!
 
They are very difficult to get.
I got one 3yrs ago, but im on a PiP. Getting a PiP itself is a marathon in the application process. I have 2 artificial hips, have had 7 hip operations and have resulting small and large nerve damage. So i got the PiP on my lack of mobility. Then you use the pip form to get the blue badge from your local council.
For me its been a life saver. I can now park close to places i am visiting, which means less stopping to get rest. Since i can only walk in small batches before the hip muscles give out.
Even more handy in London, as having a badge escapes the congestion charge.
 
Hey Paul I feel for you, glad you got your badge 🙂.
 
mikeyB said:
For those with a blue badge touring the highlands, the Corran ferry is free if you have a blue badge. Saves £8.20 for a five minute hop. There are loos at each end, but none on the ferry. No bar on the ferry, either, or a passenger lounge for all that money. Government run, of course.

Saves an eighty mile detour.
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And on CalMac ferries cars get 25% discount with a blue badge and if a passenger has a 'plus 1' card the passengers travel free. Saved us about £80 return on the Barra ferry.
 
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