Disabled parking

[oranger]

Being a sufferer with parkinsons i am finding walking any distance difficult. What are the criteria for obtaining a disabled parking badge.

[redcrx]

does this help at all http://www.direct.gov...badgescheme/DG_181208

[murraymints]

fill in a form get one from either GP or library usually, doc countersiigns your condition send to local council with any fee...used to be free here but now £5 with two passport pics , you should get one.

[oranger]

It helps a lot redcrx.I will print it off and try to see if i am eligible.Thank you very much.

[bednobs]

the forms are sent out by the council, not the gp. You need to call your local council and ask to speak to the person who deals with disab;led badges

[oranger]

Thanks murraymints as i apparently dont qualify automatically.i will have to apply to my local council. If i was unfortunate to be registered blind i could have one.This i find insulting to the blind.

[bednobs]

why?

[oranger]

Try driving with your eyes shut,or am i reading it wrong.

[ethandron]

'you do not need to own a car or be able to drive one to qualify'
read the whole link properly.

[bednobs]

you are reading it wrong. You don't need to be able to drive to get a disabled badge. you don't even need to have something wrong with your mobility - for example my grandad's legs worked perfectly but he suffered from angina meaning he really couldn't walk very far without getting chest pain

[carlton23]

I got mine due to COPD and painful hip joints. I can only walk about 40yds and I`m knackered.