Disabled couple hit with ticket outside old Blackburn Market (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Disabled couple hit with ticket outside old Blackburn Market
2:54pm Friday 14th December 2012 in News
By Jessica Cree, Education reporter
TICKET Robert Fulton
AN elderly couple who were issued with a parking ticket for leaving their car in a loading bay outside the old Blackburn Market, which closed more than a year ago, said the situation ‘was a joke’.
Robert Fulton, 80, and his wife Jean, who is in her 70s, parked their yellow Vauxhall in the space, in Brown Street, last Friday, so they could easily acc-ess shops in The Mall.
The couple, who live in Pole Lane, Darwen, have both had knee replacement surgery and had displayed their blue badge.
But Blackburn with Darwen Council officials said the loading bay was still used by some businesses in the area, incl- uding the Blackburn Transport Office, Gala Bingo, and the Job Centre.
Mr Fulton, who used to run a home brewing stall on the old market, said he couldn’t believe he had received the ticket.
He said: “It was a joke and an expensive one at that.
“My wife has problems walk-ing, and I have a false knee, so it is essential we park close to the shops.
“The market has been shut down for a long time, so we have no idea who is loading outside. It is an empty building.”
Coun Dave Harling, executive member for regeneration at Blackburn with Darwen Coun-cil, said: “The ticket was corr-ectly issued in this case as blue badge holders are not permitted to park in loading bays. “This includes those at the former market, which are still enf-orceable due to some businesses still using the area.
“The couple can appeal to the council as we have a policy to cancel the first parking fine issued to a blue badge holder,” he added.
Comments(28)
JP58
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3:07pm Fri 14 Dec 12
useyourhead
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3:17pm Fri 14 Dec 12
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Total discrimination!!
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why not look at each appeal on its merits and cancle if appropriate? to say we have such a policy is giving all blue badge holders a 'free pass' for the first offence.
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back on point, he should have parked properly, there are more than enough concessions allowed with a blue badge, and yes, I am speaking as a former badge user.
2 for 5p
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3:45pm Fri 14 Dec 12
What puts you above the law.
sunnyside1
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4:00pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Good call
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5:05pm Fri 14 Dec 12
sunnyside1 wrote:There was no victim,there was no injury,harm or loss and there was no obstruction of a public highway.
omg has the LET got nothing better to do than to report about some idiot who cant park his car in the correct place !!!! no one cares ..... what is it with a lot of these badge holders thinking their above the law and parking were ever they dam well like.
Dai Darwen
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5:14pm Fri 14 Dec 12
YNWAJFT96
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5:15pm Fri 14 Dec 12
useyourhead wrote:What do you mean 'former' badge holder?
why is there a policy to cancle the first ticket for all blue badge holders?
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Total discrimination!!
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why not look at each appeal on its merits and cancle if appropriate? to say we have such a policy is giving all blue badge holders a 'free pass' for the first offence.
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back on point, he should have parked properly, there are more than enough concessions allowed with a blue badge, and yes, I am speaking as a former badge user.
ChairOnMyHead
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7:07pm Fri 14 Dec 12
This is clearly stated on the www.gov.uk website.
Why make a fuss when you have been caught parking illegally. Blue badge or not!
CapitaBackHander
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7:17pm Fri 14 Dec 12
ChairOnMyHead
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7:32pm Fri 14 Dec 12
jay1969
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8:47pm Fri 14 Dec 12
useyourhead
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9:10am Sat 15 Dec 12
YNWAJFT96 wrote:I said badge user, but basically my mother had one before she passed away, and i was her driver. the badge was returned on her death, hence the 'former'.
useyourhead wrote:What do you mean 'former' badge holder?
why is there a policy to cancle the first ticket for all blue badge holders?
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Total discrimination!!
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why not look at each appeal on its merits and cancle if appropriate? to say we have such a policy is giving all blue badge holders a 'free pass' for the first offence.
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back on point, he should have parked properly, there are more than enough concessions allowed with a blue badge, and yes, I am speaking as a former badge user.
A Darener
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12:38pm Sat 15 Dec 12
djt
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1:00pm Sat 15 Dec 12
Briantodd
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2:55pm Sat 15 Dec 12
i had a ble badge holder with me and parked on a double yellow line but, un noticed by neithr myself or the badge holder there was a block across the double yellow line making it illegal to park adn I had to pay a fine. So NO blue badge holders can not park anywhere!!
peely
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3:22pm Sat 15 Dec 12
thoroughbred
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7:52pm Sat 15 Dec 12
Dunno where you get the nerve to publicise your flouting of the law?
2 for 5p
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10:07pm Sat 15 Dec 12
You never see wardns at shadsworth or whitebirk or mellor or brownhill, the **** is endless why do you pick on whalley range .
I think we all know what you are, SCUM.
peely
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12:19am Sun 16 Dec 12
2 for 5p wrote:Ok won,t pick on Whalley range then, he should have parked on Audley range !
why do you pick on whalley range for a example .
You never see wardns at shadsworth or whitebirk or mellor or brownhill, the **** is endless why do you pick on whalley range .
I think we all know what you are, SCUM.
2 for 5p
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1:42am Sun 16 Dec 12
peely wrote:he could also of parked in shad or whitebirk or mellor or ewood
2 for 5p wrote:Ok won,t pick on Whalley range then, he should have parked on Audley range !
why do you pick on whalley range for a example .
You never see wardns at shadsworth or whitebirk or mellor or brownhill, the **** is endless why do you pick on whalley range .
I think we all know what you are, SCUM.
sunnyside1
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7:54am Sun 16 Dec 12
thoroughbred wrote:well said throughbred !!
Pay your fine, you broke the law, just like the 21 offenders I counted on double yellows along Whalley 'we please ourselves' Range today. No ifs! No buts! there's more than enough disabled spaces...too many in fact! Dunno where you get the nerve to publicise your flouting of the law?
jackmetickler
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10:38am Sun 16 Dec 12
sunnyside1 wrote:agree but I bet most of the whalley range fines mysteriosly never get paid or enforced!
thoroughbred wrote: Pay your fine, you broke the law, just like the 21 offenders I counted on double yellows along Whalley 'we please ourselves' Range today. No ifs! No buts! there's more than enough disabled spaces...too many in fact! Dunno where you get the nerve to publicise your flouting of the law?well said throughbred !!
mibman2003
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10:46am Sun 16 Dec 12
Cuttingsky
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11:37am Sun 16 Dec 12
useyourhead wrote:My thoughts exactly. All issued with a first ticket should cite this as their first ground..... Discrimination at it's worst in my opinion!!!!!!!!!!!!!
why is there a policy to cancle the first ticket for all blue badge holders?
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Total discrimination!!
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why not look at each appeal on its merits and cancle if appropriate? to say we have such a policy is giving all blue badge holders a 'free pass' for the first offence.
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back on point, he should have parked properly, there are more than enough concessions allowed with a blue badge, and yes, I am speaking as a former badge user.
!!!
Cuttingsky
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11:39am Sun 16 Dec 12
Good call wrote:Good call says..............
sunnyside1 wrote:There was no victim,there was no injury,harm or loss and there was no obstruction of a public highway.
omg has the LET got nothing better to do than to report about some idiot who cant park his car in the correct place !!!! no one cares ..... what is it with a lot of these badge holders thinking their above the law and parking were ever they dam well like.
You have missed the mighty BUT......
He broke the rules............
NO IF's BUT's AND's.....
SIMPLES!
Cuttingsky
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11:45am Sun 16 Dec 12
ChairOnMyHead wrote:That's where he went wrong!
You can actually park ANYWHERE if you leave your hazard lights flashing! It's true. Honest.
johndarwen
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12:03pm Tue 18 Dec 12
When was the last time you saw a council worker checking the badges in cars against the drivers of the cars?
burner says...
3:04pm Fri 14 Dec 12