Blue Badge holders face major parking barriers across UK
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 17:43 · Archive
87.4% of UK Blue Badge holders say parking is a major barrier to their independence.
Nearly nine in 10 Blue Badge holders say parking is a major barrier to their independence, according to a MoneySuperMarket survey of 2,000 UK motorists including 1,000 regular Blue Badge users. More than two-thirds have avoided visiting certain places because of concerns about finding a disabled parking space.
The company compiled a Priority Parking Index ranking local authority areas using measures including the number of Blue Badge holders, disabled parking bays and penalty charge notices issued for disabled bay misuse. Durham County topped the most-challenging ranking with a score of 6.75. MoneySuperMarket's figures showed Durham had 35,697 registered Blue Badge holders and 320 disabled bays – equivalent to 112 badge holders per bay – and recorded 3,445 penalty charge notices for disabled-bay misuse.
Blackpool and Redbridge were next in the ranking, both scoring 8.10. Blackpool had 11,438 Blue Badge holders and 91 disabled bays, while Redbridge had 18,129 holders and 183 bays. Other areas appearing near the top included York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Leicester and Salford. The index awards lower scores to more challenging areas and higher scores to areas with better conditions for Blue Badge holders.
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- Blue Badge parking crisis - UK areas where disabled drivers face the biggest struggleA new study has ranked UK council areas for Blue Badge parking challenges, after 87.4% of disabled badge holders said parking was a barrier.Reading Chronicle · 10 Oct, 17:07
- Blue Badge parking crisis - UK areas where disabled drivers face the biggest struggleA new study has ranked UK council areas for Blue Badge parking challenges, after 87.4% of disabled badge holders said parking was a barrier.Bracknell News · 10 Oct, 17:07
In this story: MoneySuperMarket · Durham County · Blackpool · Redbridge · York · Doncaster · Sheffield · Leicester
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