Thanks all.
This new Mokka is definitely more of a new car than an upgraded model.
I’ve not driven in about 5 years prior to this, so my frame of reference is a little jagged but this thing essentially drives itself, what with all the safety features, parking camera, sensors and such. It’s very comfortable for my wife and although trying to figure out all the functions and features has been a bit of a trial I’m really enjoying it.
I have unfortunately already experienced a confrontation where someone accused me and the wife of parking in a disabled spot – My wife’s issues, though mostly physical, are not simply physical and sometimes she needs a wheelchair, sometimes it’s a stick. Sometimes the stick is me.
She had a doctors appointment, exactly why we got the car and such – Didn’t take her stick but used me instead. Apparently people still assume that people are fully able bodied (even so disabled people can be fully able bodied, but let’s not get into that) if there’s no stick or wheelchair, and don’t need any support apparently.
unfortunately I did react quite badly, I angrily waved the blue badge at the guy and swore quite a bit. We’ve had such a bad few years and this was our first time using the car for intended purposes, and we were met with sneering and accusations which really got to me.
wife now feels she has to take the stick(s) or chair even if she wants to try without that day, just to stop it from happening.