Disabled badges being stolen from cars

[mlteenie]

I have seen two car windows smashed in to steal disabled badges. One in Hillsboro Rd and one on Glengarry. Prob done overnight but maybe not. 

Becareful. 

[Spartacus]

Various online retailers (and motability shops) sell blue badge holders that have a security cable you pass through the steering wheel. 

[Earl Aelfheah]

Wow, that's pretty low.

[SpringTime]

On 05/02/2024 at 11:07, Earl Aelfheah said:

Wow, that's pretty low.

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[Pugwash]

I an afraid that this type of theft is not new and has been happening for many years. When my Mum died over 10 years ago we handed back her blue badge to Lewisham who thanked us for being honest! Many families keep hold of them to get free parking/priority parking.

The eligibility criteria for a blue badge is hard - need to be on Attendance Allowance/PIP (mobility) and have certain unseen health conditions, or really restricted mobility or partial sight/blindness. 

The stolen badges are passed on for cash.

[Nigello]

Melanie Reid - tetraplegic writer - said in a recent piece that badges are given out too readily to people with non-physical disabilities (explaining that unlike a person with, say, ADHD or parent thereof, she absolutely cannot walk to a supermarket entrance from a standard parking space and needs the space up front in a way others don’t). I have great sympathy for her and would hope more badges be made available for those with the greatest need. 

[teddyboy23]

Why would you leave your disable badge on show overnight . If they did

Edited February 5 by teddyboy23

[ED - NAGAIUTB]

29 minutes ago, teddyboy23 said:

Why would you leave your disable badge on show overnight . If they did

Because they're parked in a disabled bay? Not rocket science, is it?

6 hours ago, SpringTime said:

Leave off. Maybe they can't reach any higher.

Classy.

Had my late partners one stolen just before they passed away. Needed a smashed car window like a hole in the head. 

[Guest]

i am a Blue Badge holder and i am very grateful . i think the best thing is to have the car Registration Number on the Badge people can have 2 cars on it.  its a idea

Lots of Blue Badge  Abuse [i call it a Crime] has been going on for a long time and no one is checking.  

[Spartacus]

In Southwark you can register your blue badge with the council then park in disabled bays without having to displaying it as the registration acts as  virtual badge. 

Helps prevent theft off you park in a bay overnight. 

[teddyboy23]

Ed nagaitub who said they were parked in a disable bay.

[SpringTime]

17 hours ago, ED - NAGAIUTB said:

Because they're parked in a disabled bay? Not rocket science, is it?

Classy.

Had my late partners one stolen just before they passed away. Needed a smashed car window like a hole in the head 

 

1 minute ago, SpringTime said:

I'm not having a pop at you and yours.

 

Edited February 6 by SpringTime

[Pugwash]

Our neighbour has to display her Blue Badge as she parks in the only disabled bay in our stretch of road. Traffic Wardens/Parking Attendants every now and them swoop down on Barry Road and really target the  disabled bays.

[spider69]

Surely in todays world , if a car is parked in a disabled bay why would they  have to display the blue badge. All Southwark parking people need to do is consult their data base. The answer is there before they issue the tickets. Blue badge on display not needed

They want everyone to go on line why not them?

 

 

[teddyboy23]

Pugwash is right about the wardens.but they don't work through the night on lordship Lane or surrounding  streets.like the op said don't know if the badges were stolen night or day.i no need to have them on display through the night .that's a beacon for some toe rag to help himself .

Edited February 6 by teddyboy23

[Spartacus]

1 hour ago, spider69 said:

Surely in todays world , if a car is parked in a disabled bay why would they  have to display the blue badge. All Southwark parking people need to do is consult their data base. The answer is there before they issue the tickets. Blue badge on display not needed

They want everyone to go on line why not them?

 

 

The badge is registered to the holder not the car, so unless you have told southwark which car you apply it for (hence registering) they won't have that information on the database 

[sally buying]

If you have not registered the car or cars tough shit

[Gloves]

Read the title as "Disabled Badgers being stolen from cars" - Thought, Jesus. What next! 

[teddyboy23]

Lame ducks .

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

16 hours ago, sally buying said:

If you have not registered the car or cars tough shit

If you neither register the car nor display the badge, how is anyone supposed to know?

[firth]

You can get a digital disabled parking permit for Southwark only so you do not need to display your blue badge but maybe its best to display the clock card. Costs £30

[Alec1]

I was under the impression a disabled badge is registered to just the person, not the vehicle.  Allows them to use it in any car they might drive or be a passenger of.  So putting the registration on it, would be restrictive. 

[Pugwash]

If my Mum who lived in Lewisham was alive and my daughter, who lives in Bromley, took Mum in her car to visit me, they would park in nearby disabled bay displaying her Blue Badge. Unless there is a national data base for all Blue Badges - you could not determine which council had issued the badge.

Disabled Bays are for anyone with a blue badge  regardless whether they were issued in Birmingham, Norwich or Southwark. Same as Older Person Freedom passes issued to TFL are acceptable throughout the country.

[trinidad]

On 05/02/2024 at 19:02, Spartacus said:

In Southwark you can register your blue badge with the council then park in disabled bays without having to displaying it as the registration acts as  virtual badge. 

Helps prevent theft off you park in a bay overnight. 

Hello all, as Spartacus mentioned, the best thing to do for all blue badge holders in the LB Southwark is to apply for a virtual badge. which allows you to park on yellow lines and disabled spaces (you cant use it on housing estates or red routes). Its called a AD permit, and they usually apply your car within 24 hours. I strongly believe all blue badge holders who live in the LB Southwark should apply, especially as it is free to apply. It could even save you a penalty Charge Notice, incase you accidently display your badge.

 

For more information:  AD parking permit - Southwark Council

If you have a blue badge and are a resident of Southwark, you should apply. 

[mlteenie]

On 06/02/2024 at 10:26, teddyboy23 said:

Ed nagaitub who said they were parked in a disable bay.

In fact they were.