UK disabled blue badges
Jul 15th 2012 | 4:06 am
#1
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UK disabled blue badges
Hi All,
My parents are due to visit in August and in the UK my dad has a blue badge for parking. Does anyone know if you could use this in Ontario?
Thanks
Mark
My parents are due to visit in August and in the UK my dad has a blue badge for parking. Does anyone know if you could use this in Ontario?
Thanks
Mark
Jul 15th 2012 | 4:20 am
#2
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
It would make a useful travel beer-mat.
Perhaps a fly swatter?
Perhaps a fly swatter?
Jul 15th 2012 | 5:10 am
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
http://www.ontario.ca/en/services_fo...ml#TravelerAPP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:In..._of_Access.svg
Jul 15th 2012 | 6:02 am
#5
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
Deleted because it came across as discriminatory and it wasn't meant to
Jul 15th 2012 | 6:38 am
#6
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
My Mum was able to use her blue badge here in Alberta.
Jul 15th 2012 | 12:28 pm
#8
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From: Barrie, Ontario(formerly Penperlleni, Cymru)
Re: UK disabled blue badges
My brother is in a chair and forgot to bring his badge the one visit. We got a $320 fine for illegal parking. Sent a photocopy of his badge to the court and got the charge thrown out.
Used his badge ever since without a problem. My Dad has one too and we also use that every visit without a hitch.
Used his badge ever since without a problem. My Dad has one too and we also use that every visit without a hitch.
Jul 15th 2012 | 2:27 pm
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
My mother in law brought her badge when she visited us in Ottawa. We went to city hall, they had a look at it and gave us a list where we were allowed to park.
Jul 16th 2012 | 1:52 am
#10
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
Again, no problems when my father in law visited (Alberta/BC trip). I called up our city hall to enquire about a temporary permit for him and they said the UK badge is fine here.
Helen
Helen
Jul 16th 2012 | 2:54 am
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
I must admit I'm pretty flabbergasted that UK blue badges are good for foreign countries, especially one where nowhere seems to be more than 20 yards from a massive 'regular' parking lot.
Jul 16th 2012 | 3:22 am
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
Without wishing to offend any person with real disabilities Im also flabbergasted that the mall parking lots are not one huge car park with several thousand disabled spots judging by some of the drivers on Canadian roads nowadays.
Jul 16th 2012 | 4:13 am
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
I guess you'll have to find something else to use as a beer mat.
Jul 16th 2012 | 11:48 am
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Re: UK disabled blue badges
As always thanks for the responses, some more helpful than others 
