Thanks


Don't forget the free tax, insurance and servicing, breakdown recovery and tyres - such a pain

Somebody actually once said to me 'It's almost worth having your condition' I wouldn't go that far

Have they moved on from those pale blue three wheelers as parked outside every bingo hall circa 1979?

And what would happen if someone disabled and with out one of these "open market" passes used the space? Would we get an

I used a space where I should have bought a pass but didn't. And I don't mind admitting it

type thread

Oh, yes. Shortly you'll be able to get a top of the range sports car but I won't be getting one as I my son's wheelchair wouldn't fit in the boot!

That would be perfect.

What a shame, I bet he'd get a real thrill driving around in it.

Not sure if you mean this from a disabled persons point of view or not. Maybe some people enjoy getting out to the shop? Not everybody has the same view over what is classed as a 'chore'.

They certainly have - although I was a bit gutted that I couldn't get a 'sporty' type model

I've got a black 1.4 TDI VW Polo

He bloody well would too, he'd love it! He loves going out for a ride.

Excuse me but I am NOT unfit and oversized!

If you're going down that road, what about these lazy mothers who drive their kids to school????

I'm sure some people do. But again, for me, if I found walking difficult (especially the the extra distance from a normal parking spot) then I would class doing a supermarket shop in one of those big hypermarkets an unpleasant task. If it is really that pleasurable then maybe the badge isn't needed. If it isn't a chore then what is it?

Again, this is the logic I can't understand.

We've got a silver Nissan Almera Tino at the moment - our last one was a Citroen Picasso and the one before that was a Renault Scenic. We have to have a large boot space for his wheelchair and high roof to make it easier getting him in and out.

If you want to start a thread on that subject then do so and I will agree with you. But the topic of this is regarding parking spaces at supermarkets.

Perhaps some kind of "urban waterskiing" is in order. A rope, a wheelchair. Endless possibilities with all types of car.

He's already had a go at that! We were in the park and had stopped at the top of a bank, deciding where to go next. Hubby stupidly didn't put the brakes on and our son decided to wheel himself over the top of the bank! Resulting in us all running after him trying to catch up! We did, of course but he had a whale of a time and if someone was filming us, it would have been a brilliant clip for 'You've Been Framed'!

That is more "urban skiing" than waterskiing.

Nice car - wanna show me what it can do? lol

This is my first Motability car (as I was tied into a deal with Citroen when I was first diagnosed) Not sure what I'm going to go for next - just under two years to go - would go for something fancy but can't really manage the £20,000 down payment!!

Yeah, it's a bit daft isn't it? I can't see many people going for that! I always go for 'Nil Deposit' because there's a decent range of cars available in that bracket.
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Pah! Details ... details!

Why can't someone with £20,000 'to spare' buy their own car outright?

Hee Hee! Nice one! I have a car full of little dents and scratches, but I just don't get bothered by it any more. Its just a mode of transport. Not a vital ingredient of my personality

I should imagine most disabled people want the chance to carry on life as much as normal (ie as much as their disability allows), after all they are human beings. So giving them a parking space closer to the supermarket will help them. I don't understand why you can't understand that.

I must confess I sometimes just walk out of a shop. But not just because of crying children. I suppose its a mix of claustrophobia and xenophobia.

Once made a mistake in Texas DIY store when picking a paint colour. We rushed it and made a bad choice because of the badly behaved family (note, not just the kids) nearby.

Exactly - it does seem a bit silly. However, you wouldn't get all the other Motability advantages then - such as free insurance, servicing etc

Thanks TJ - I forgot the bit about not being able to drive, even an adapted car. It was about 10 years ago - memory gets faded. I dont recall anyone applying who met that bit of the criteria.

Memory coming back - I think you get done for being registered blind as well - but dont quote me.

I was alway amazed and very impressed at the ingenuity of the disabled applicants. There was one lady who could not drive a car at all but found that she could manage a motorbike. The trouble was she had problems displaying her car badge when she parked her bike, because it kept getting pinched - evenually found she could use a locable tax disc holder.