As a full time carer, at times, my husband has flare ups due to his condition, this can result in lengthy hospital stays 60 miles away from our home, we have a disabled badge and yet i am unable to access this at the university.  I missed almost 3 weeks of trimester A due to him being hospitalised as i simply could not afford to park in town - as well as park at the hopsital!  Yes, £2 per hour to be exact!

Surely there can be some contingency built in for carers when these flare ups happen - I am not looking for preferential treatment but a little latitude would have gone a very long way and kept some sort of normality in a very trying situation!