Blue badge holders should not pay the drop-off fees of the airport, Charity says

A disability donation has said that all Britain airports should stop charging blue badge holders to fall close to the terminals.

Many people with blue badges were in touch with the BBC, which was more than half of the busiest airports. The so-called “kissing-fly” fee raised In some cases high as £ 7.

Many airports already provide discounts or waive fees for disabled drivers, but blue badge holders say the system is complex and incompatible.

The handicapped Motoring UK CEO Graham Footer stated that some airports have “allowed their decisions to greed for the cloud”, and argue that people with disabilities should not pay the charge.

He said, “Disabled customers deserve to behave with respect and dignity and as they come,”

The BBC contacted 20 most busy airports in the UK to confirm its policy at a drop-off duty for blue badge holders.

London City does not charge a drop-off fee for any kind of passenger.

Gatwicks, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Heathro, Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester all charge a drop-off charge, but the blue badge holders do not have to pay it.

Luteon, Glasgow, Belfast International, Belfast City, East Midlands, Aberdeen, and Southampton all charge the blue badge holders similar to other passengers to use the nearest drop-off spaces of the airport. But they also provide different free drop-off parking for all especially blue badge holders.

For Glasgow and Aberdeen, this parking is only free when blue badge holders are being dropped by family or friends – not if they are removed from the taxi.

All airports offer a free drop -off option from terminals for all passengers – not only blue badge holders – such as “parks and rides” features where people can leave their cars and bus at the airport.

Bristols, Leeds Bradford, and Bornmouth all charge the blue badge holders for the drop off, but allow them to stay longer than other passengers at low fees.

The Bristol charges £ 7 for 40 minutes, Leeds Bradford charges £ 7 for 60 minutes, and Bornmouth charges £ 5 for four hours because it is said that disabled passengers may “need more time”.

Only Cardiff, Newcastle, and Stanstades charge the same fee with the same fee.

Cardiff charges £ 3 for 10 minutes, the newcastle charges £ 5 for 10 minutes, and Stanstad charges £ 7 for 15 minutes.

Airports UK, which represents the industry, stated that the best accessible drop-off for blue badge holders depends on the layout of the airport.

“Any option is not ideal at all airports, so the proposal to optimize access to each airport will necessarily be different,” it said.

It advised passengers to check the airport website before traveling to identify the best drop-off space.

Most airports that forgive the drop-off fees, if a disabled driver shows its blue badge at the airport on the day.

However, for Heathro and Liverpool, the discount needs to be claimed online or before or after traveling on the phone. Heathro says It may take five days to complete the online process to confirm the blue badgeHowever, it told the BBC that it usually takes 48 hours.

It is difficult to use these services from James Williams, 67, London.

“I am a blue badge holder and I have to pay because I am not a computer literate,” he says, arguing that “you have to jump through the hops to achieve this discount”.

London’s 51 -year -old Jonathan Kaiser says the complex nature of online registration means “people with disabilities who need to drop on the terminal may not be comfortable”.

Heathro said that he had tried to make the Blue Badge registration process “as simple” as possible and advised anyone that immediate registration was required to approve it on the phone.

Liverpool said that it has “confirmed” online “to reduce the misuse of the blue badge system”.

All blue badge holders feel that it is unfair to be charged for the drop off of the airport.

Gordon Richardson, chairman of the British Polio Fellowship Board, is a blue badge holder, but says that he is paying the same as the “principles of the disabled” as a non-vicious people.

He says that what is most important is that space is accessible and easy to use.

He urges the blue badge holders to contact the airports before traveling so that the airports can be ready to help them and ensure that they get their discounts or free parking.

Several airports contacted by the BBC said their blue badge policies were drafted with disability groups and draft with special ideas for their needs.