I will say that it’s one of the most fun thing to do for me, when i’m waiting outside the hospital, nail studio or whatever in a disabled spot, with our badge clearly visible and some obviously not disabled person parks her Land Rover (or Audi) next to me in another disabled bay – just intensely staring at the person, with either an angry or otherwise disapproving expression, maybe a shake of the head.
I usually don’t say anything, only did once where a woman parked her Land Rover across two disabled bays (we occupied the third and last) in front of a veterinaries office. I found that so blatantly disrespectful that i actually got out of the car and gave her a piece of my mind, with the usual excuse that she’s just quickly getting a coffee from Greggs. Of course, other parking spots available, just not the good, comfortable wide ones reserved for disabled people.
Did get a bit mean, telling her that if she gets her head checked out, she might be able to apply for a badge and park legally there soon. That really pissed me off, not going to lie.
And i agree, we absolutely should be able to take a picture of a car in a disabled bay with no badge displayed, for them to be written to giving them a chance to produce the badge within a week or so, otherwise face a parking ticket. This isn’t a “minor offense”, it potentially can cause a lot of pain if someone who has a walking impairment etc has to walk across the entire car park because some bimbo in a Land Rover can’t park her car in a normal spot and needs TWO disabled bays.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.