Parking ticket in Asda car park - Is this legal, can they take me to court?

sarahg1969

Just how HUGE is this Sainsbury's car park, that a walk through it can leave one so exhausted??!!

Heather:

"and i'll rock the boat abit here. don't park in a mother and baby space if you don't have a baby. i don't care if you're disabled or not, i still need to open my door wide to get the car seat out."

And if the disabled spaces are full? Have a little compassion. P&C spaces are a gimmick. They are not a necessity. You WOULD manage without one (I always have done). A disabled person may just have to turn around and go home if there's nowhere to park.

Markyt

January_Embers wrote: »

No its not. Some supermarkets already do this kind of thing. So every advertising flyer thats get put on my car is causing criminal damage?:rolleyes: :rotfl:

It is, yes. People have been charged with criminal damage for sticking paper over a speed camera lens, and for graffiti - apparently, if it costs money to clean up or restore, then it is effectively criminal damage.

sarahg1969

Markyt wrote: »

It is, yes. People have been charged with criminal damage for sticking paper over a speed camera lens, and for graffiti - apparently, if it costs money to clean up or restore, then it is effectively criminal damage.

And how does a flyer stuck under your windscreen wiper cost you money to clean up? It would only cost (the council) if YOU dropped it on the ground after finding it. Then that would not be a case of criminal damage. But you could be done for littering.

Markyt

sarahg1969 wrote: »

And how does a flyer stuck under your windscreen wiper cost you money to clean up? It would only cost (the council) if YOU dropped it on the ground after finding it. Then that would not be a case of criminal damage. But you could be done for littering.

I know not the mysteries of the application of law. It can be, rightly or wrongly, construed as criminal damage.

Forgetful

I have the same problem..
I shop at the ASDA WALMART near SPORTCITY where man city play
and whenever theres a match or event on u are only allowed to park for 2 hours..
but as it goes I can spend ages in the store,,,.uu know...browsing ..etc
but they issue tickets if u have been ther for longer than the 2 hours..

Hapless_2

I would say it's the easiest to enforce. If red disabled bays were only for wheelchair users with red badge (or whatever colour pleases someone) I'm sure it would shame people into not parking in these bays. With regard blue badge parking I personally know of 6 people within my family (young and old, fit and disabled) who have blue badges. I think its one of the most over issued badges and has devalued the whole idea.

the different coloured badges wouldn't work, sometimes I use a wheelchair, sometimes a stick, sometimes I fel well enough to use neither but can't always guarantee to get back to the car. how many badges would I have to get?

Hapless_2

Our local sainsburys disabled carpark is monitored by the trolly blokes, they stick yellow stickers on the windscreen if no blue badge. If there is a car not displaying a blue badge in a space and we can't park, my hubby will go into the store and they announce over the tannoy.."could the driver is car reg ******* please move their vehicle as it is parked in a disabled bay without displaying the correct badge" Usually a very embarressed shopper comes out to move their car.

sarahg1969

Hapless wrote: »

Our local sainsburys disabled carpark is monitored by the trolly blokes, they stick yellow stickers on the windscreen if no blue badge. If there is a car not displaying a blue badge in a space and we can't park, my hubby will go into the store and they announce over the tannoy.."could the driver is car reg ******* please move their vehicle as it is parked in a disabled bay without displaying the correct badge" Usually a very embarressed shopper comes out to move their car.

Like I said before, I can understand your frustration, BUT just because the blue badge is not displayed doesn't mean the the driver/passenger is not a blue badge user. There is no obligation to use the blue badge in a private car park. However, it does, of course, save a lot of inconvenience to other people and possibly embarrassment to yourself if you do.

steph25

sarahg1969

And if the disabled spaces are full? Have a little compassion. P&C spaces are a gimmick. They are not a necessity. You WOULD manage without one (I always have done). A disabled person may just have to turn around and go home if there's nowhere to park

Erm, so its not ok for an able bodied person to park in a designated disabled space...but its ok then for a disabled person to park in a designated P&C space? :rolleyes:
pot n kettle spring to mind..
and before i get any abuse, yes I have a child and yes I know I know how hard it is for a disabled person as I had a daughter with severe disablities.
So I am not biased, I just cant see how 2 wrongs make a right.
As for the "not a necessity" comment seeing as you say you have children then you should know how much space you need to put the buggy/pram up especially if you have a young baby in a carrier carseat and trying not to hit another car with your door open, buggy and trolley in the way.
Does your "not a necessity" comment also stand for disabled people who can walk, can carry their shopping and don't need any help to get their shopping to and from the car?
Me thinks it does not.

stugib

steph25 wrote: »

Erm, so its not ok for an able bodied person to park in a designated disabled space...but its ok then for a disabled person to park in a designated P&C space? :rolleyes:

Well in that situation I'd agree with sarah that they needed it more than a parent/child, yes. It may be very inconvenient to get a pushchair etc out, but for a disabled person it may be impossible.

I've no objection to P&C spaces, but I just wouldn't put them so close to the store. They need space, they don't need to be right next to the door. They often seem to be placed closer than the disabled spaces! Their priority status comes from the fact they're such regular/high spending customers IMO, not from a need.

Cue shouts of 'oh but my little darling will be slaughtered by speeding motorists if they were any further away'.