We regularly get people coming to challenge us for parking in blue badge parking, I’ve got a badge but there appears to be an instant judgement by a few over 65’s that a younger person cannot be disabled.
It’s quite funny seeing it really, my middle son will get out of the car to retrieve my wheelchair from the boot but in the meantime, someone will make a beeline for the car to start to have a go at him…and then do a last second swerve almost at the point of reaching him when he hauls the chair out.
I’ve even had one guy block my car, get out and come over and start shouting at me (whilst I’m sat in my wheelchair), that I can’t park there as it’s not for young people. He just wouldn’t accept that disabled meant disabled of any age only those over pension age, his rant made that very clear. He even went as far to say that I couldn’t be disabled as I was too young….
I suppose I should be flattered that so many people think I’m young but I’m no spring chicken, had the retirement age stayed the same as it was when I started work, I would have been retiring in 8 years time!