Parking for Disabled People

Patrick Troy Chief Executive

January 2009

Understanding the Background

- Putting the customer first

- A caring society

- Access to goods and services

- Orange to Blue

- The European dimension

Problems?

- Who operates the Blue Badge Scheme?

- Who understands the Blue Badge Scheme?

- Who is eligible for a Blue Badge?

- Who deals with abuse?

Solutions?

- Tackling the abuse

- Clarifying the benefits

- Making it more consistent

- Data sharing across the UK and EU?

Blue Badge Off-Street

• UK Off-Street Disabled Parking Study- Why– The purpose of the study is to gain a better understanding

of the provision, allocation, use, abuse and enforcement of disabled parking spaces in off-street public car parks across the UK in order to improve disabled parking facilities.

Blue Badge - The Off-Street Passport?

• Off-Street Partnership– BPA

– DfT

– BCSC

– Mobilise & Baywatch Campaign

– WSP

Blue Badge – Did you help?...

• UK Off-Street Disabled Parking Study - Where• Town Centre car parks serving mainly retail use

• Retail Parks

• Superstores and Supermarkets

• Railway Stations

• Leisure

• Local Authority Offices

• Hospitals

Blue Badge – Making it Better

• UK Off-Street Disabled Parking Study – What• Does ‘One-size-fits-all’ parking provision lead to abuse?

• Measure disabled parking demands and usage

• Develop Recommendations for the future

for appropriate provision

for days/periods of the week

for different land uses

for safeguarding and enforcement

Ninewells Hospital: Challenges…

• Manage Conflicting demands:

• Allocation of parking spaces (staff v visitors)

• Accommodating the needs of disabled people

• Charging for everyone ?

• Reinvestment of Surplus

Ninewells Hospital: Innovative thinking…

Successful Outcomes!