This is 1 Crazy post mate! I must say I believe that a Genuine Disabled person has the right to use any parking bay they wish if it helps them get to there destination easier! Ive got a friend that is paralized from his waist down and he drives a Bmw X5 He never ever parks in a disabled space as he thinks he doesnt need to as he can still do nearly everything like a normal person. He drives , he rides a bike with his hands and not a sob story here but he never complains as he knows theres alot worse people than him! My opinion is that anyone that complains about disabled people using mother and child bays are just to lazy to walk the extra 20 yards with 1 , 2 or 10 children. If ur worried about your children running infront of a car then Put them on RAINS lol Or just be a better parent and dont be lazy and teach them the old Stop, Look and Listen Bull!! If your kids run away then theyre probably little Animals (not there fault) (ITS YOURS) (you had ur kids so deal with it) lol
Anyway just my opinion so who cares!
The point is a lot of people have read this and instantly assumed I am anti-disabled. But regarding your 1st point...a disabled person does not automatically have the right to park anywhere.
blue badge holders look at their terms of use they will find the below
"Off-street car parks
The Blue Badge Scheme does not apply to off-street car parks, for example supermarket car parks.
Apart from local council car parks, most are likely to be privately owned and managed by the individual business.
In the case of local council off-street car parks, it is normally an offence to park in a disabled persons' parking bay without displaying a valid Blue Badge. Drivers who misuse such spaces may also have to pay an 'excess charge'.
There is a difference in privately owned car parks. Charges and conditions of use in off-street car parks are a contractual matter between the car park owner and the motorist. Enforcement of disabled persons' parking bays is therefore a matter for the individual owner or operator of the car park.
If you are a disabled motorist (or passenger) and you complain to, for example, a supermarket that a non-disabled motorist has parked in a bay reserved for disabled people, an employee of the store could ask the driver to move their car from the disabled bay but they will not be in a position to legally insist on it.
If you think that people are unfairly parking in disabled bays, speak or write to the management of the store or car park."
I would gladly let a disabled person get a space.
What classes as genuinly disabled as well? Blue badges are handed around like sweets now.