Local Government Association reports that Blue Badge theft went up from “2,921 in 2017 to 4,246 in 2018 – a rise of 45 %. This increase marks a rise in thefts for the fifth year running with 656 recorded in 2013.” 2018 figures represents a six fold increase over the 2013 figures.

Although hundreds of local authorities use the NKS, as well as many public, voluntary and commercial organisations, there are still plenty of places that don’t use them. Where this is the case I frequently encounter people rushing out of the toilet looking rather flustered and embarrassed when they see me waiting. We want to build Blue Badge Protector further and keep evolving it. We need to keep an eye on changes to the scheme and react accordingly.

A foam insert in the hook ensures protection against any potential rubbing that may occure against the steering wheel. We are entrepreneurial but also principally innovators, so as we discover problems for our customers, we may innovate new solutions.

We do NOT decide if an item is or isn’t exempt & we don’t make any more or less money if we charge you VAT or we don’t charge you VAT. you have a child under the age of 3 with a medical condition that means the child always needs to be accompanied by bulky medical equipment Common examples of organisations that may be eligible include residential care homes, hospices or local council social services departments. It is unlikely that taxi or private hire operators and community transport operators would be eligible for an organisational Blue Badge as they are not usually concerned with the care of disabled people. Related guidance Blue Badges: your rights and responsibilities We spent a long time (pre-Google maps) figuring out to create beautiful digital maps for the Blue Badge community. This is when parkingforbluebadges.com was born. As the Pie Guide and Parking for Blue Badges became a massive success, locally and nationally, I heard more and more about other issues disabled people were experiencing.

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I have always been a fan of paper maps, and I know many of our customers love the concept of them too. But the challenge we found was keeping the paper maps up to date. So, we decided to create online maps too. healthcare or associated professionals that have been involved with the treatment of your condition Important Note: It does NOT include a frail elderly person who is otherwise able-bodied or any person who is only temporarily disabled or incapacitated, such as with a broken limb. I’m an entrepreneur and inventor with five businesses to date. I create products and services that help to solve a problem for people. Although non-recyclable materials are cheaper, we believe that we have a responsibility to reduce the burden of unnecessary plastics in our environment.

When you hear that the theft of disable parking permits is a real issue, it can feel frightening. The prospect of being without your special parking permit due to somebody else's crime can mean: you have a child under the age of 3 with a medical condition that means the child must always be kept near a vehicle in case they need emergency medical treatmentIf you cannot walk or find walking difficult, you will also be asked questions around how your condition affects your walking. you have a life limiting illness, which means you cannot walk or find walking very difficult and have a SR1 form

Here, we talk to Freddie Talberg about his company, Blue Badge Protector, to find out more about how its products can keep your Blue Badge safe from theft, and how it all began.You will be asked if you want to upload supporting documents. This could be prescriptions, diagnosis letters or correspondence between professionals that treat your condition. with a physical or mental impairment which has a long-term and substantial adverse effect upon his/her ability to carry out everyday activities; The ambition was to enable Blue Badge holders to have all the details they needed to make their own journey, without the stress of wondering where they could park and whether it is legal. One really hard aspect of the design was collating all the access data for every railway station in the UK. We wanted to have an integrated journey planning application – no point recommending a start or end destination if the accessibility prevents you from getting into or out of that station.