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

surfcat

daphne_descends wrote: »

When I am with my son I need to open his door fully to get him in his car seat.

Fail to understand that?

Then why not park on the far side of the car park? There'll be plenty of space there on either side, and front and back.

daphne_descends

surfcat wrote: »

Then why not park on the far side of the car park? There'll be plenty of space there on either side, and front and back.

Actually in a car park big enough, I do.

Personally I don't have time to circle the P&C spaces like a hawk all day waiting for one, so I go miles away.

But in some car parks, this is not possible. Understand that?

Also with toddling children (not got one of those yet) safety is an issue crossing a large car park due to the amount of stupid drivers who don't look where they are going.

Tim_Deegan

consultant31 wrote: »

My daughter is a childminder and sometimes has no option but to shop with several children in tow.

The reason a Mum with children needs extra space is because it's necessary to open the door quite wide in order to reach in to put the little one in it's seat and make sure all belts are fastened.

Most people without children probably would like a wider space (saves getting the motor scraped etc) but it's not a necessity.

The only grumble I have is when you see a Mum with a child of about 10 using up this space and the child stays in the car playing on a gameboy :mad:

Well they are actually for parents with babies and toddlers, not 10 year olds.

Tim_Deegan

surfcat wrote: »

Then why not park on the far side of the car park? There'll be plenty of space there on either side, and front and back.

For safety.....we have already covered that one.

So why can't you park the other side of the car park?

surfcat

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

For safety.....we have already covered that one.

So why can't you park the other side of the car park?

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Tim_Deegan

parkerparker wrote: »

Bet you lot are great fun on a night out :beer:

I came here to make sure people don't fall for the PPC scam of paying "fines" which aren't legal. I'm a bit suspicious of your worming around avoiding the real purpose of my post. Usually only PPC affiliates use these tactics :lipsrseal

Anyway, DON'T PAY. The tickets (however well intentioned) are not lawful and you are under no obligation to pay.

BTW I couldn't find a Parent & Child space this morning so I ended up parking diagonally across three disabled spaces

There is an easy answer if you don't want to pay the fines.........have a bit of respect for other people and don't park in the allocated spaces in the first place, then there will be no reason to have to avoid payment.

Maybe they should use more clamps instead of fines. Then you could be prosecuted for damaging them :rotfl:

CRANKY40

I have to say, as a fit and able bodied mother of a fit and able bodied three year old, I have always wondered why parent and child spaces have to be next to the shop.

I would quite happily walk across the entire car park if the wider spaces were a bit further away. All they would need to do is provide a covered space so that the trollies were kept dry, reading for putting my child into. We both have coats with hoods, I just wouldn't like his backside getting wet if it was raining.

I've also never really understood why they keep all the disabled stuff inside the shops, like motorised trollies and wheelchairs. The people that need them can hardly run in and get one can they? There must be some sort of security system they could set up, so they could be kept where they were needed.

I have to admit I go shopping without ds whenever possible anyway. Little kids and big shops don't mix. I do appreciate a bit of extra space so I can lean in and see to his safety belt without demolishing the car next door if possible though.

RichyRich

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

Maybe they should use more clamps instead of fines. Then you could be prosecuted for damaging them :rotfl:

And the companies would be guilty of extortion, for giving people no option but to pay an unlawful penalty for the release of their own property.

Damaging the clamp to release your unlawfully withdrawn property in such a circumstance would be held as reasonable by any court.

DCFC79

Wig wrote: »

A lot of people don't like parking spaces because they are too small. I see no difference between myself and a person who is shopping with a child. We both like to have larger spaces, we both like to park near the store doors. I see no reason why P w C should be given any preferential treatment. Most of them don't need to shop with their children anyway.

how else is a parent meant to do the shopping plus it gets the parent plus child out of the house for an hour or so, the parent and child spaces imo opinion shouldnt be used by parents who have a child who is perfectly able to get out of the car on his own or by drivers who have 2 very good legs which you use to walk from the car to the door rather than park in a parent and child space/disabled spcae,
if it were up to me id issue a fine for anyone who parks in a space when they shouldnt

CRANKY40

Wig wrote: »

A lot of people don't like parking spaces because they are too small. I see no difference between myself and a person who is shopping with a child. We both like to have larger spaces, we both like to park near the store doors. I see no reason why P w C should be given any preferential treatment. Most of them don't need to shop with their children anyway.

I need a larger space to I can see to my childs safety harness without taking the door off the car next to me. It's a practical thing, essential if you like, not exactly a preference as it's not my door that will end up with a dent in it. I like my insurance the way it is, with full no claims.

I don't like to park next to the store. With or without my child, I enjoy a bit of a stroll across the car park. Perhaps I'm just lucky as ours has trees round it, and has tennis courts on one side.