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

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

It would make a useful travel beer-mat.

Perhaps a fly swatter?

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

A blue badge is not international, you will have speak to the registry office.

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

If the "badge" has the International Symbol Of Accessibility then it is valid for use in Canada.
http://www.ontario.ca/en/services_fo...ml#TravelerAPP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:In..._of_Access.svg

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

Deleted because it came across as discriminatory and it wasn't meant to

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

My Mum was able to use her blue badge here in Alberta.

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

That is good, I thought it was only EU countries.:)

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

Maybe it's because the disabled bays are much wider than the regular bays to allow for wheelchair removal.
I guess you'll have to find something else to use as a beer mat.
:rofl::rofl:

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

As always thanks for the responses, some more helpful than others ;)

Re: UK disabled blue badges
 

That is very true, however I hope that parents have a great time.