Just walked into my local chipshop tonite, Bustop outside , the type with the big yellow box ,and I watch as a toyota landy pulls up in the middle of the bustop facing the wrong way, and an old man gets out with walking stick and plonks a blue badge on the dash, then he walks in to join the que in the chipshop which is about 10 , 15 mins , 2 mins later a Police Car drives slowly past and does nothing

is it me or do old people think the rules do not apply to them because of age?

Correct old people can do whatever they like ! Normal rules don't apply to them. Manners are a distant memory for most of them. Rant over. Lol!

As long as he picked those up waiting at the bus stop as he left and shared his chips with them then I can't see the issue

I was looking out of the window at my local parts outlet and talking with the guys there yesterday, it is near a Post Office. Parked on the pavement close to the shop was a blue badge bearing Lexus. The car park is 10yds away on the other side of the road. Stood in front of the Lexus was a parking warden writing out a ticket. Oh how we laughed. It had been there for over 15mins so not in the Post Office.

(And before the forum trolls start to flame me for laughing at the blue badge carrying disabled, I'm one, and would not dream of making a pavement impassable for a wheelchair user like this guy did)

Edited 21 December, 201213 yr by P6bJOHN

To be fair, the poor old fu###r probably won't see the other side of Christmas. And, if he does, theres a chance he won't remember it.

And why if you have a blue badge do you require a Lexus any way?

Their just ignorant... its the same on the streets though, they gather in their little huddle and you have to walk around them on the pavements!!!

Then they grunt and moan at you even though you are polite! they stand in the middle of the food produce in supermarkets and don't move out of the way when you want to go shopping, they dawdle on the roads and don't have any urgency or awareness of others! And yes, they seem tho think they have special rights but its just cus they dont care any more about society!! It's the same with some youths, their both annoying in their own ways!

Anyway I'm sure the majority of people on here are young and old and don't ever get into this annoying habits!

Their just ignorant... its the same on the streets though, they gather in their little huddle and you have to walk around them on the pavements!!!

+1 Old ****ers. Normally congregated around the front door so noone else can get in or out. Either that or wandering the aisles aimlessly randomly stopping and starting normally leaving their trolley sideways across the aisle.

Are cattle prods legal to carry?

I was in the post office the other day when some old bloke pulled up directly outside the door on double yellow lines, got out and walked into the post office. I didn't notice whether or not he had a blue badge. 20 feet further along the road where three empty parking spaces.

At the same time another old bloke walked in, queued up for 10 minutes and bought... 1 stamp.

+1 Old ****ers. Normally congregated around the front door so noone else can get in or out. Either that or wandering the aisles aimlessly randomly stopping and starting normally leaving their trolley sideways across the aisle.

Are cattle prods legal to carry?

This is spot on ! I'm a manager in well known super market chain and put up with this nonsense every day! Today has been manic tomorrow will be worse and having these old coffin dodgers clogging the the aisles up and asking stupid questions all day makes my day very challenging! Watching them roaming the aisles is like watching a zombie film.

I say give em all a test. Make them park their car in a mutlistorey (correctly) in a town they don't know and follow written directions to a shop with a list of things to buy. Then once they have all the items they have to find their car in a maximum allowable time. During the test they are not allowed to ask for or accept any help. At no stage are they allowed to go to te toilet. Multistorey must be a pay on exit type at a pay station with an automatic barrier so blue badge holders have to pay up for a change. Fail any of the stages and we put them in a home and take the car keys off them straight away.

Sorted.

My parents turned up today for no apparent reason. While I was trying to get loads done on my last working day before christmas (for me). It was like watching paint dry. I got fed up within 30 seconds and went back to work......Different world...

And why if you have a blue badge do you require a Lexus any way?

You have obviously not been to Whitby in the summer season, there are blue badges in Porches, Lexus's, Range Rovers, big Audi's, Merc's and if the car hosting the blue badge is not something 'fancy' then you can be sure it will be brand fire new..disabled people obviously need new flash cars...obviously.

Now i cant really talk here, i work with the elderly and i do enjoy my job and 99% of the them are a pleasure to work with BUT i do not agree with them being on the road once they cant keep to the speed limit, stay within their side of the road, understand what each lane is for (general road discipline) once they utter the phrase ''whats the rush?!'' they should be banned instantly.

To me the blue badge should be reserved for the disabled and disabled only, been old does not qualify you for this, everyone gets old, slow, achy and start breaking down, they need to realise this is part of life and adjust their lives accordingly..stop driving!!

there's one I've seen a few times now in Southampton, Back of The Walls I think the road is called? There's a Council multi story on one side (1.20/hr) and an NCP carp park (1,000,000/min) on the other. He parks on the double yellows in his Merc S class, blue badge on the dash eating a bag of chips! Bit of a pish take IMO.

BUT i do not agree with them being on the road once they cant keep to the speed limit......

You're complaining about old people speeding?

To me the blue badge should be reserved for the disabled and disabled only, been old does not qualify you for this, everyone gets old, slow, achy and start breaking down, they need to realise this is part of life and adjust their lives accordingly..stop driving!!

Sadly, it's (still) a matter of how you fill out the forms. You can get a blue badge (and DLA etc) for having a kid with ADHD.

And why if you have a blue badge do you require a Lexus any way?

Why should your level of physical ability dictate what type of car you can or cannot drive?

You're complaining about old people speeding?

Sadly, it's (still) a matter of how you fill out the forms. You can get a blue badge (and DLA etc) for having a kid with ADHD.

Don't forget the mobility car as well!!

You're complaining about old people speeding?

Sadly, it's (still) a matter of how you fill out the forms. You can get a blue badge (and DLA etc) for having a kid with ADHD.

No im complaining about folk not doing the speed limit, going below! Its sad really as the higher rate mobility, which face it, in this country is most likely a bad back or stiff neck from when some bumped into you at 5mph then they dont have to pay a thing! Servicing, insurance, tyres is paid for, tax exempt and they get a new car every 3 years :/

Why should your level of physical ability dictate what type of car you can or cannot drive?

Well to a certain degree yes, my mum is not classed as disabled and she couldt for one minute climb in and out of a Range Rover or sport car (yes i have seen 911's with the blue badge) Lexus's are rather disabled friendly as they are so big ect but i see them in alsorts of unpractical cars and im sorry but if you are fit and able enough to get in and out of an Mx5 or whatever then you arnt really fitting my example of disabled

It's hard enough for most of us to climb in and out of a low slung sports car! let alone someone who has a bad back unless their short!

Thats why the Fusion has been so successful The car was intended to be a cool urban soft roader, instead old people bought them because their easy to get into...

No im complaining about folk not doing the speed limit, going below! Its sad really

You do understand that it's a speed limit not a speed target, don't you? :p

If it's white numbers on a blue background, that indicates a minimum speed......

If grandpa is in front of you only doing 25 in a 40, that is kinda tough luck on your side, however hard it is. :p :p :p :p

(Did try to make the picture smaller, but it refuses to be less than that size)

as the higher rate mobility, which face it, in this country is most likely a bad back or stiff neck from when some bumped into you at 5mph then they dont have to pay a thing! Servicing, insurance, tyres is paid for, tax exempt and they get a new car every 3 years :/

Again, down to how you fill out the paperwork, rightly or wrongly. I know a few people who are the opposite and refuse to take a Motability car. I know quite a few who take it "because they're entitled/it's my right to have one".

Well to a certain degree yes, my mum is not classed as disabled and she couldt for one minute climb in and out of a Range Rover or sport car (yes i have seen 911's with the blue badge) Lexus's are rather disabled friendly as they are so big ect but i see them in alsorts of unpractical cars and im sorry but if you are fit and able enough to get in and out of an Mx5 or whatever then you arnt really fitting my example of disabled

:) :)

However, as previously discussed, the definition of disabled is quite a wide one. Does a man with only one arm fit your example of disabled? Would you class my old friend George (sk4gw) as disabled, with his little fleet of various cars? I kinda get the feeling that his titanium leg really doesn't slow him down much.

Well folks glad to see it's not only me thats gets wound up by old and baffled, nothing worse than some old coddger doing 30 in 60 with 40 cars backed up behind them unable to pass

You are all much too tolerant on here; anyone who holds me up is an equal irritant and once I get by them I don't waste any more time checking their demographic.

Well folks glad to see it's not only me thats gets wound up by old and baffled, nothing worse than some old coddger doing 30 in 60 with 40 cars backed up behind them unable to pass

Apart from farmer giles in his tractor

Well to a certain degree yes, my mum is not classed as disabled and she couldt for one minute climb in and out of a Range Rover or sport car (yes i have seen 911's with the blue badge) Lexus's are rather disabled friendly as they are so big ect but i see them in alsorts of unpractical cars and im sorry but if you are fit and able enough to get in and out of an Mx5 or whatever then you arnt really fitting my example of disabled

A disability doesn't have to be physical.

If I ever find myself in situation that entitles me to a disability allowance whether that be a blue badge or a discount on a new car then I'll be sure to chose a car that fits my personal needs and one that I still desire as opposed to one that other people think a blue badge holder should be driving.

Apart from farmer giles in his tractor

Oh I don't know. In my experience on the Surrey roads, Famer G pulls into a bus-stop every now and again to let everyone past. They're usually aware of the queue they create. The old codger is probably barely aware of the road, let alone any other traffic. ;)

Well the OP said the old guy had a blue badge so whast the issue?? I have far more of an issue with perfect able bodied people parking in dedicated disabled or mother and child spaces. I was pushing my mother in laws wheelchair in a shopping centre car park earlier today - all the disabled spaces were full and it was chucking it down - not much fun when sat in a wheel chair. As we got near to the door a perfectly fit looking couple came out, loaded their shopping into a L200 parked in a disabled space and walked jogged back of towards some other shops - that gets my goat.Remember we will all be old one day

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England, Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandYou may park on a road where parking is prohibited, but only if you do not cause an obstruction or danger:

• For up to three hours in England and Wales;
  
• Without time limit in Scotland and Northern Ireland, unless local restrictions apply – check the parking signs or ask locally
  

• This concession does not apply if there is a sign saying "no loading or unloading"
  

Do not drive or park in a pedestrian zone unless local concessions specifically allow it – check the traffic signs or ask locally.You may park free of charge and without time limit on a road where payment is required, unless signs indicate otherwise – check the parking signs or ask locally.You may park without time limit on a road where parking is free but restricted by time, unless signs indicate otherwise – check the parking signs or ask locally.

Edited 22 December, 201213 yr by slider