Can I appeal a private parking charge if I had a valid Blue Badge?
On private land, Blue Badge rules do not always work exactly like statutory on-street concessions. The car park can have its own terms about where the badge must be displayed, registration requirements or time limits.
Send a copy or photograph showing the badge was valid, together with photographs of the signs and any ticket or payment evidence. If the badge slipped or was obscured, explain what happened and ask the operator to exercise discretion.
If the location is a supermarket, hospital or shopping centre, contact the landowner as well. Accessibility and equality issues may also be relevant depending on the facts, but the safest approach is to document the actual parking conditions and the driver's needs rather than assuming the badge automatically cancels every private charge.
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